From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Pretorious Subject: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/aty128fb.txt Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:03:05 -0700 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200410041503.05154.eric@pretorious.net> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CEb1d-0003gs-UF for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:09:45 -0700 Received: from he.net ([216.218.186.2]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CEb1b-0005Gh-Oz for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:09:45 -0700 Received: from localhost ([216.218.186.2]) by he.net for ; Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:09:42 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Brad Douglas Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development Hi, Brad: Thanks for creating aty128fb. It works nicely on my Dell Lattitude. In reading the kernel documentation, I believe that I may have found a minor error regarding vesafb: In the "How to use it" secition, you wrote... >You should compile in both vgacon (to boot if you remove your Rage128 from >box) and aty128fb (for graphics mode). You should not compile-in vesafb >unless you have primary display on non-Rage128 VBE2.0 device (see >Documentation/vesafb.txt for details). ...and later, in the "Configuration" section you wrote... >You can pass kernel command line options to vesafb with >`video=aty128fb:option1,option2:value2,option3' (multiple options should >be separated by comma, values are separated from options by `:'). >Accepted options: I believe that the second passage should read... >You can pass kernel command line options to aty128fb with... -- Eric P., Sunnyvale, CA ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl