Kind of success! (r128 on PPC (Re: LinuxPPC X Server))

[Michel Dänzer]

Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:

[about aty128fb setting the RAMDAC to 15 bit for depth 16]

> > fbset -i reveals that it does.
> >
> > Is anyone actively maintaining aty128fb or should I try to fix that as
> > well as the panning? Looking at the X r128 driver, it shouldn't be too
> > hard.
>
> Brad Douglas, but he doesn't have a PPC machine.

Okay, I'll contact him, thanks.

My priority is to get 16 bit working, panning isn't so important for me
because only one mode works on the Pismo anyway.

Unfortunately, I don't have time over the weekend, but I'm cooking up a patch
X 4.0.1 -> DRI CVS which I'm sending to the people involved.


Michel


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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)  \  CS student and free software enthusiast
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