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From: "Jon Dufresne" <jon.dufresne@gmail.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: intelfb crashes during modprobe
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:19:26 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <376ea3380808180819i3876d3d2x63558d33dc9b931a@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808181708030.3969@anakin>

>> Is accel something crucial that I should be concerned about?
>
> It enables acceleration (rectangle fill and copy, monochrome color
> expansion) for the frame buffer console.
>
> If you disable it, your text console will become slower.

In the end, my plan is to use the framebuffer, through DirectFB, to
play videos. Console speed is of no concern, so it sounds like this
won't matter for now.

My real concern is being able to properly put the framebuffer into the
resolution I want, 720p.

Thanks,
Jon

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      reply	other threads:[~2008-08-18 15:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-08-14 15:21 intelfb crashes during modprobe Jon Dufresne
2008-08-14 16:14 ` Scott Mcdermott
2008-08-18 15:03   ` Jon Dufresne
2008-08-18 15:41     ` Scott Mcdermott
2008-08-18 18:32       ` Jon Dufresne
2008-08-17 18:09 ` Krzysztof Helt
2008-08-18 15:00   ` Jon Dufresne
2008-08-18 15:09     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-08-18 15:19       ` Jon Dufresne [this message]

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