From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: Re: Added 915G to intelfb of 2.6.10-kernel-sources Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 05:54:24 +0800 Message-ID: <200501290554.24649.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <41F9BEA6.2030300@XLsigned.net> <41FA6B64.6090506@worldonline.fr> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CueBc-0008VF-Dw for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:01:52 -0800 Received: from smtp-out.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.61]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cue5j-0004GB-UJ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:01:52 -0800 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by smtp-out.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 7CBF9D6B53E for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:55:30 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <41FA6B64.6090506@worldonline.fr> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 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="iso-8859-1" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Sylvain Meyer , "Buttchereit, Axel (XLsigned)" On Saturday 29 January 2005 00:42, Sylvain Meyer wrote: > Hi Axel, > > Thanks for your patch but could you format it as described in this > document > http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/tpp.txt > > and resend it. > > The best is to use these tools to maintain and send kernel patches > http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/ > > Also you should subscribe and send fbdev-related mails to > linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > Regards > Sylvain > > Buttchereit, Axel (XLsigned) a =E9crit: > > Hi, > > > > though I'm quite sure that the attached patch (intelfb-...) is far > > from complete > > I think that someone/you (guessing from the comments that you are > > maintaining > > the code) might be interested in my work. Can you resend the patch that touches only intelfb? Also, there are a lot of XLSigned with the printk's, what is that? > > > > Having no technical documentation (from Intel) I had to "develop" the > > patch by > > looking at the xfree/xorg-code that already supports I915G and by using > > trial-and-error (My ThinkCentre's internal graphics device is an I915G > > and that made me start working on this subject). > > > > During development and testing I've discovered that the way "intelfb" > > and maybe > > other framebuffer-drivers are using "modedb" does not work, if > > compiled as a > > module. The initial "modedb entries" are lost (overwritten?) when > > "fb_find_mode" > > is called from the module. Linking "intelfb" into the kernel works as Because the modedb array is marked __init. You can however pass the vesa_modes array instead to fb_find_mode(). =20 > > expected. > > > > ByTheWay: Why isn't the framebuffer module (intelfb) automatically > > loaded, if > > "video=3Dintelfb:..." is specified as kernel-parameter? If you want it loaded automatically, compile the driver statically. If you = don't want to load a compiled-in driver, use: video=3Dintelfb:off Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl