From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from e2.ny.us.ibm.com (e2.ny.us.ibm.com [32.97.182.142]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "e2.ny.us.ibm.com", Issuer "Equifax" (verified OK)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05BC467C47 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:12:28 +1100 (EST) Received: from d01relay02.pok.ibm.com (d01relay02.pok.ibm.com [9.56.227.234]) by e2.ny.us.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kB76COpO001842 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:12:24 -0500 Received: from d01av02.pok.ibm.com (d01av02.pok.ibm.com [9.56.224.216]) by d01relay02.pok.ibm.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/NCO v8.1.1) with ESMTP id kB76COqS286710 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 kB76CORX022971 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:12:24 -0500 Message-ID: <4577B0C7.80502@us.ibm.com> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:12:23 -0600 From: "Paul A. Clarke" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] Fbdev driver for IBM GXT4500P video cards References: <17766.24132.505274.631108@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> In-Reply-To: <17766.24132.505274.631108@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, adaplas@pol.net List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , 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