From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <39072136.6A4B340A@relog.ch> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:02:46 +0200 From: Michel Dänzer Reply-To: daenzerm@student.ethz.ch MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ryuichi Oikawa CC: gewrgiou@imbc.gr, linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: XFree 4.0 dual monitor on AGP G4 References: <20000427015351E.roikawa@rr.iij4u.or.jp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Ryuichi Oikawa wrote: > BTW, why do people like fbdev very much? - one can use the generic fbdev driver if the dedicated driver doesn't work - if the dedicated driver supports fbdev, access to the hardware is coordinated between all virtual terminals - ... > It's easier to port XFree86 built-in drivers as Kostas mentioned before, and > has advantages that developers can port/update the server independent on the > kernel, add support the latest hardware without waiting for the kernel > driver, etc. Use of the fbdev support is optional. Michel ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/