From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Knut Petersen Subject: Re: Twister savagefb doesn't sync Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 06:04:59 +0200 Message-ID: <4473DB6B.8090307@t-online.de> References: <44698356.80806@iit.demokritos.gr> <447359B8.7020304@iit.demokritos.gr> <447381E9.4060705@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 1Fikbu-0007PX-0j for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 21:04:38 -0700 Received: from mailout04.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.18]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Fikbr-0006K4-IN for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 21:04:38 -0700 In-Reply-To: <447381E9.4060705@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"; format="flowed" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: vasvir@iit.demokritos.gr >If you can somehow dump the registers of the working and non-working mode, >we might be able find a pattern. > >If you don't know how to dump the register contents, let me know and I'll >send you a userspace utility to do that. > > > >>Is it possible for the kernel driver to use Bios switching? >> >> >> > >Currently, no. > > > Vassilis, Try http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ for a vesafb that supports bios mode switching and dump the regs if it works for you. cu, Knut ------------------------------------------------------- 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