Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] nvidiafb: allow ignoring EDID info

[Dave Airlie]

> > > Because most users won't even be aware of the module option: they'll just
> > > know that their card doesn't work right.
> >
> > This isn't a card problem this is a monitor problem, the card just
> > passes through the edid data from the monitor... or else the
> > programming of the card registers from edid is wrong..
>
> In which case the same problem would occur with different video cards, so
> this patch should be some generic thing, available to all drivers, no?

It should be in the fb layer not card specific.. as it may happen on any card...

Dave.
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