From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3ACBD134.3ECFACAD@netfall.com> Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 18:58:12 -0700 From: Andrew Sharp MIME-Version: 1.0 To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: External Monitor under Pismo References: <20010404172943.E1AD92EFBC@apollo.valhalla.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Iain Sandoe wrote: > > > One has to question whether anyone would be interested in adding > > this to a frame buffer driver, assuming that it isn't already > > there. > > because it's useful? ;-) Interesting word. I wonder what it means. But all seriousness aside, what I meant was that if I was going to do some development on this, I would also simultaneously work on getting the aty128 direct driver to work. In other words if it's already in the 128 driver, then I would try to get that working on Pismo, rather than try adding CRT support to the fb driver. I'm trying to make sense, really I am. Someone else mentioned that X4 and X3 vary greatly. I am aware of those differences. > > I've actually seen an XF86Config for driving the external monitor at > > different resolution(s) from the LCD, but I can't find that info at > > the moment. I don't know if it works with the frame buffer > > server/driver, but I know that it works with the mach64 server for > > 3.3.6. If I could find it, it would be worth trying.... OK, some I'm starting to get the clue that Pismo is the G3 powerbook w/ rage128, as opposed to Wallstreet, which is G3 PB w/mach64? A couple more years and I'm sure I'll have it straight. a ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/