radeonfb & fbdev code status
From: Jordan Benjamin <hidden>
Date: 2003-11-15 20:51:18
Hi, I'm very confused about the current status of these projects and I was hoping someone might be able to clarify. First, is Benjamin Herrenschmidt the author or maintainer of the radeonfb driver? What is the relationship between that code and the fbdev.diff files distributed by James Simmons? I've asked him about this already but he never responded. What about the fbdev patches? Where do they come from? What are they? Should they apply to any kernel version, and if not, how do you tell which ones? I'm asking because I have an IBM ThinkPad T40 with a Radeon Mobility 9000 card on which I'm running linux. I have a dream of one day having accelerated 3d graphics, suspend/resume, refresh rate >50Hz, and console resolution greater than 640x480, perhaps even the native resolution of 1400x1050, all working at the same time. I can get the first two by using vesafb; I haven't had time to invest in the refresh rate yet, and so far it appears that vesafb won't support hi-res consoles. The radeonfb drivers I've tried don't allow the use of suspend/resume. I apologize if I sound frustrated, but it almost seems like the framebuffer code development is occurring in secret. I've tried to find information on the web and the list archives, but I've not been successful. Messages from James Simmons on this and the kernel lists have made reference to, e.g, "Ben's new driver," which I guessed might be Benjamin Herrenschmidt, but his web page makes no reference to anything other than LinuxPPC. Jordan ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl