From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jesse Barnes Subject: Re: intelfb not working on a 945GM Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:32:56 -0700 Message-ID: <200710201132.56787.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> References: <47174F1A.4050307@spiro.fisica.unipd.it> <200710191409.28522.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> <471A2466.1020907@spiro.fisica.unipd.it> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IjJ8Z-0001oE-AT for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:33:27 -0700 Received: from outbound-mail-52.bluehost.com ([69.89.20.32]) by mail.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1IjJ8Y-0004KA-0F for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:33:27 -0700 In-Reply-To: <471A2466.1020907@spiro.fisica.unipd.it> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:53 am Paride Legovini wrote: > I have no embedded requirements, I just don't always need X, and I > like the framebuffer console in general. Thank you for the > modesetting-101 hint, maybe I'll give it a try (I didn't ever know of > its existence). Yeah, we're trying to provide a more complete (i.e. 3d accel and other advanced features available) alternative to fb for people who don't want X (or want other features). The fb layer is nice and simple, so for a lot of applications and devices it's a perfect fit. If you want to use all the features of your card though, you're stuck with X and all its baggage. The modesetting-101 tree is one big step away from that; it allows you to run a full 3d stack w/o X and w/o any of the conflicts that occur when you use DRM with the fb layer. > Oh, sorry for writing to you directly and not to the list, I'm too > used to lists where the Reply-To: header is set to the list's > address. No problem, it's conventional to reply to both the list and the individual anyway... Jesse ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/