From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Paul A. Clarke" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fbdev driver for IBM GXT4500P video cards Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:12:23 -0600 Message-ID: <4577B0C7.80502@us.ibm.com> References: <17766.24132.505274.631108@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GsCUj-0006Hu-3y for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:12:33 -0800 Received: from e5.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.145]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1GsCUh-0001CW-KD for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:12:33 -0800 Received: from d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (d01relay04.pok.ibm.com [9.56.227.236]) by e5.ny.us.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kB76COmS005818 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:12:24 -0500 Received: from d01av02.pok.ibm.com (d01av02.pok.ibm.com [9.56.224.216]) by d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/NCO v8.1.1) with ESMTP id kB76COkR222848 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:12:24 -0500 Received: from d01av02.pok.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d01av02.pok.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.13.3) with ESMTP id kB76CORV022971 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:12:24 -0500 In-Reply-To: <17766.24132.505274.631108@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, adaplas@pol.net Paul, Paul Mackerras wrote: > This is an fbdev driver for the IBM GXT4500P display card found in > some IBM System P (pSeries) machines. These cards have hardware 2D > and 3D capabilities, but the driver does not use them; it just exports > a dumb framebuffer. Any reason to believe this wouldn't work with a GXT6500P as well? It's almost identical to the GXT4500P except for an added geometry engine. I have one, but won't be near it again until mid-January. (This is very cool, BTW!) -- Regards, Paul Clarke ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV