From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: lower level stuff Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:02:52 +0800 Message-ID: <4473949C.7080003@gmail.com> References: Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [10.3.1.93] (helo=sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1FifuC-0005fr-Ku for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:12 -0700 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 1FifuC-0002dg-Oz for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:12 -0700 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.176]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1FifuA-0002Il-TX for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:12 -0700 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id z59so2015312pyg for ; Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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 Cc: natetheking@gmail.com Nathan King wrote: > Hey folks, > > Bit new to this. I want to monkey with the drivers that do the actual > fillrect and bitblt business. Is ts vga16fb I want, or is there > something else now. Using Fedora Core 5. > Several drivers do everything or in part in hardware. That would be rivafb, i810fb, nvidiafb, savagefb, atyfb, radeonfb, etc. vga16fb still does it in software, but it has it's own functions because of the planar nature of vga graphics. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642