From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: [PATCH] fbdev: Make config firmware EDID default to yes Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:44:36 +0800 Message-ID: <43FE9D44.6040907@gmail.com> References: <43FDA3C2.2010109@gmail.com> <20060223163438.63ce04e8.akpm@osdl.org> <43FE83DA.3050505@gmail.com> <20060223201030.d5a70121.akpm@osdl.org> <43FE9898.3030801@gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1FCVlX-0001sa-P4 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:45:19 -0800 Received: from pproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.166.181]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1FCVlX-0005yu-Ma for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:45:19 -0800 Received: by pproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i75so283812pye for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:45:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <43FE9898.3030801@gmail.com> 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: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - Make CONFIG_FB_FIRMWARE_EDID default to yes - Add more info to Kconfig help section on when to select N for this option Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas --- Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > Andrew Morton wrote: >> "Antonino A. Daplas" wrote: >> Hmm. You're right, 'default y' looks better. Would you like me to send you > a patch, or would you rather take care of it? On second thought, I'll just send you an update. Tony drivers/video/Kconfig | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig index e6a02d6..e9b5045 100644 --- a/drivers/video/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig @@ -73,14 +73,18 @@ config FB_MACMODES config FB_FIRMWARE_EDID bool "Enable firmware EDID" depends on FB - default n + default y ---help--- This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware. On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C transfers do not work for your driver and if you are using nvidiafb, i810fb or savagefb. - If unsure, say N. + In general, choosing Y for this option is safe. If you + experience extremely long delays while booting before you get + something on your display, try setting this to N. Matrox cards in + combination with certain motherboards and monitors are known to + suffer from this problem. config FB_MODE_HELPERS bool "Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers" ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642