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From: Thomas Winischhofer <tw@webit.com>
To: xpert@XFree86.Org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SiS 630 - framebuffer fixed
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:24:35 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C21AE53.F0CF0F20@falke.mail> (raw)


Hi again.

After a few feedbacks on the framebuffer driver, I will do the
following:

1) For testing reasons, I will include my BIOS in the driver code. 

The reason for this is that I saw that the machines in question partly
have old video BIOSes (mine has a 2.xx.x while I saw one guy with
1.06.x; that old BIOS isn't even detected as a VESA BIOS).

By this measure, I will be able to estimate whether or not the whole
matter is actually BIOS related or not. If it is, you all may get
lucky...!

I am aware that this is no permanent solution for copyright reasons, but
for testing it will do.

2) Further, I will include code to write the video BIOS of a machine to
disk. All people testing this are being asked to send that file to me
then. 

Unfortunately, I have to work today, so don't count on a new version
today.

Thomas

PS: To all people testing the driver (or the X driver): Please send me
the logs! Some of you actually forgot to do that....

-- 
Thomas Winischhofer
Vienna/Austria                  Check it out:
mailto:tw@webit.com              http://www.webit.com/tw


             reply	other threads:[~2001-12-20  9:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-12-20  9:24 Thomas Winischhofer [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-12-19 21:22 SiS 630 - framebuffer fixed Thomas Winischhofer
2001-12-20 15:26 ` David Mansfield

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