From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: DervishD Subject: Re: tdfx framebuffer garbles display in 2.6.19.5 Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:17:03 +0100 Message-ID: <20070306111703.GD25349@DervishD> References: <20070226144744.GA3615@DervishD> <1172503471.20842.14.camel@daplas> <20070226171334.GB13496@DervishD> <1172510654.7101.11.camel@daplas> <20070226203223.GA161@DervishD> <1172617755.13422.0.camel@daplas> <20070301160139.GA102@DervishD> <1173144817.7219.1.camel@daplas> <20070306062528.GF20292@DervishD> <1173164006.6285.8.camel@daplas> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1173164006.6285.8.camel@daplas> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Cc: Linux-kernel , Linux Fbdev development list Hi Antonino :) * Antonino A. Daplas dixit: > On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 07:25 +0100, DervishD wrote: > > * Antonino A. Daplas dixit: > > > On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 17:01 +0100, DervishD wrote: > > > > * Antonino A. Daplas dixit: > > > > > Can you try this patch? It might help with the screen > > > > > corruption. > > > >=20 > > > > With the patch, the scroll slows to a crawl and the system = is > > > > unusable. The time to scroll 30 lines is about a minute or = so > > > > (probably more, I just measured for a while). > > > >=20 > > > > If you want me to test other patches, just tell :) > > >=20 > > > Can you change the mdelay to udelay and use higher/lower delay va= lues > > > to see if there's any improvement? > >=20 > > Yes, as soon as I can build a new kernel and reboot. Any sugges= ted > > value? >=20 > You can start with 5 and increment by 5. So you need not reboot each > time, compile tdfxfb as a module, and set CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=3D= y > (under drivers->char). I've done that for testing, but I haven't build that kernel yet (no= t spare time by now). > Make sure you have vbetool, and use the attached script. I don't have vbetool, but I'll get it. =20 > The script assumes vbetool is in /usr/sbin, if not just edit. Also, > unbinding will only work if X (or any graphics app, for that matter) = is > not loaded. No problem, it will be off while I test. I'll try to make the tests probably this friday or the weekend, as soon as I can. Thanks a lot for your interest :) Ra=FAl N=FA=F1ez de Arenas Coronado --=20 Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!