Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 2 authors, 2006-02-25

[PATCH] fbdev: Make config firmware EDID default to yes

From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
Date: 2006-02-24 05:45:19
Subsystem: framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers: Helge Deller, Linus Torvalds

- Make CONFIG_FB_FIRMWARE_EDID default to yes
- Add more info to Kconfig help section on when to select N for this option

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <redacted>
---

Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
Andrew Morton wrote:
quoted
"Antonino A. Daplas" [off-list ref] wrote:
Hmm.  You're right, 'default y' looks better. Would you like me to send you
a patch, or would you rather take care of it?
On second thought, I'll just send you an update.

Tony

 drivers/video/Kconfig |    8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index e6a02d6..e9b5045 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -73,14 +73,18 @@ config FB_MACMODES
 config FB_FIRMWARE_EDID
        bool "Enable firmware EDID"
        depends on FB
-       default n
+       default y
        ---help---
          This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware.
 	 On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C
 	 transfers do not work for your driver and if you are using
 	 nvidiafb, i810fb or savagefb.
 
-	 If unsure, say N.
+	 In general, choosing Y for this option is safe.  If you 
+	 experience extremely long delays while booting before you get
+	 something on your display, try setting this to N.  Matrox cards in
+	 combination with certain motherboards and monitors are known to
+	 suffer from this problem.
 
 config FB_MODE_HELPERS
         bool "Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers"


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