lcd17 kernel patches?

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > R Shapiro wrote:
> > > > Olaf Hering writes:
> > > >  > The correct fix is either "video=1280x1024-8 at 60" as kernel arg (that
> > > >  > may work)
> > > >
> > > > OK, I just had time to rebuild 2.4.8-pre3-ben0 with the patch undone.
> > > > This video arg with that kernel doesn't solve the problem.  I still
> > > > get no video on boot.
> > >
> > > Wouldn't it have to be video=aty128fb:1280x1024-8 at 60 anyway, and is the
> > > modedb
> >
> > video=mode specifies the global mode, for all fbdevs that use modedb.
>
> Ah, cool. So what's your theory on why it didn't work for R?
>
>
> > > even used on PPC yet?
> >
> > That's not the right question :-) Modedb doesn't depend on the architecture,
> > but on the driver.
>
> I meant to say 'in aty128fb on PPC'. Last time I looked, the call to find a
> mode was disabled for PPC.
>
> > PowerMac/CHRP has even extra modedb support in macmodes.
>
> Would that explain the disabled direct call?

If it calls mac_fb_find_mode() instead, that's fine, since it falls back to
fb_find_mode() if the mode name doesn't match mac*.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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