Re: [PATCH] Framebuffer Layer - Radeonfb, kernel 2.6.5

[Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com>]

Douglas Mayle wrote:
>>If you specify a resolution different from what EDID reports, what you 
>>get on screen is the resolution reported by EDID physically, but 
>>virtually the resolution requested.  That is, if I ask for 1280x1024, 
>>but EDID says 1024x768, I see the upper left 1024x768 of the 1280x1024 
>>screen that the console is being displayed on.
> 
> 
> I'm not sure I'd call that a bug.  You've set the resolution
> specifically, and the driver does it's best to give you what you've
> requested.


It does not give me what I requested.  I requested 1280x1024.  I get a 
broken 1024x768.

I know that when EDID reports only 1280x1024, everything works fine, but 
for whatever reason, my LCD monitor reports 1024x768 first, and that's 
what it uses.

I did some searching, and I'm not the only person who reports this 
problem.  I found a patch for it online.  I'll see if I can't dig that 
up for you.