[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 youa 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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