From: Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@irc.pl>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6-test11 framebuffer Matrox
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:22:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031221182239.GA12760@irc.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FE3FC11.70009@wmich.edu>
On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 02:36:49AM -0500, Ed Sweetman wrote:
> But, what's really the point in using X with matroxfb? You lose half
> your memory off the bat that X cannot access and you get no added
> performance or anything. It really does not seem worth it. Use
32 MiB of videoram is more than enough.
And the point is: comfortable work in console (bigger resolution ->
more information on screen), sometimes even with small fbtv window
in corner. And ability to run browsers like mozilla in X, when
it's needed. And ability to watch movies with mplayer in both.
I don't understand why matroxfb has regressed in 2.6 compared to 2.4.
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-21 18:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-19 2:14 2.6-test11 framebuffer Matrox Steffen Schwientek
2003-12-19 8:30 ` Michael Hunold
2003-12-19 10:50 ` Helge Hafting
2003-12-19 21:37 ` Tomasz Torcz
2003-12-20 7:36 ` Ed Sweetman
2003-12-20 21:58 ` Helge Hafting
2003-12-21 18:22 ` Tomasz Torcz [this message]
2003-12-19 8:47 ` Michael Hunold
2003-12-19 16:29 ` nick black
2003-12-19 9:41 ` Gábor Lénárt
2003-12-19 16:28 ` nick black
2003-12-21 17:51 ` Gábor Lénárt
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2003-12-19 8:54 rwhron
2003-12-19 18:50 Petr Vandrovec
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