From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Otto Wyss Subject: Re: Re: [linux-2.6.10] radeonfb / oops Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:17:10 +0100 Message-ID: <4203E657.1715D0A0@orpatec.ch> References: <200502030925.09942.pluto@pld-linux.org> <1107496794.2362.90.camel@gaston> <9e47339105020413047ada9b2c@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 1CxApQ-0000qT-2p for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:17:24 -0800 Received: from mail2.xor.ch ([212.55.210.166]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CxApO-0000cA-Hg for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:17:24 -0800 Received: from orpatec.ch (80.218.104.18) by mail.xor.ch with MERCUR Mailserver (v4.03.11 NjYtMjMxMS00NjIy) for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:25:14 +0100 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="us-ascii" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Jon Smirl wrote: > > > Plus a whole bunch of other drivers. BTW would you consider it time to > > kill off the old radeon fbdev driver? > > Last time I checked the new radeonfb driver could not set modes on an > analog LCD panel. Something is mess up in how it computes the closest > mode to what you ask for. If the mode isn't an exact match it won't > set the mode. Old driver does not have this problem. > The driver in 2.4.27 (obviously the old one) sets the the mode correct, either analog or digital (DVI). The driver in 2.6.8 set the mode, at least fbset returns the correct information, but the actual used mode is still 640x480. O. Wyss -- Development of frame buffer drivers: http://linux-fbdev.sf.net Sample code snippets for wxWidgets: http://wxcode.sf.net How to build well-designed applications: http://wxguide.sf.net Desktop with a consistent look and feel: http://wyodesktop.sf.net ------------------------------------------------------- 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