On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 06:11:34PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
>
> > Framebuffer driver sets needed video mode (checked with monitor's osd)
> > and starts display dma engine successfuly (i can even draw lines on the
> > screen using memset()'s).
>
> So the driver is functional. I assume also a cat /dev/urandom > /dev/fb
> works as well.
Yes, it fills screen with fancy patterns.
>
> > But the beautifull linux logo doesn't apear and
>
> Fixed in the fbdev BK tree.
>
> > console doesn't show a single pixel.
>
> :-( Can you post your .config file.
Attached.
>
> > Simple(silly) questions:
> > - is 2.5.4x framebuffer console code really functional ?
>
> If the driver has been ported to the new api then yes it works. I did port
> the SGIVW driver some time ago bit didn't have the hardware to test it.
I did some changes to sgivwfb.c to make it compilable, patch attached.
Can you take a look at it ?
> I will be posting a new fbdev patch today against 2.5.48 today. Giev it a
> try.
Didn't see proposed fbdev patch yet :(
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