Thread (13 messages) 13 messages, 2 authors, 2007-03-14

Re: tdfx framebuffer garbles display in 2.6.19.5

From: DervishD <hidden>
Date: 2007-03-06 11:15:46
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    Hi Antonino :)

 * Antonino A. Daplas [off-list ref] dixit:
On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 07:25 +0100, DervishD wrote:
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 * Antonino A. Daplas [off-list ref] dixit:
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On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 17:01 +0100, DervishD wrote:
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 * Antonino A. Daplas [off-list ref] dixit:
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Can you try this patch?  It might help with the screen
corruption.
    With the patch, the scroll slows to a crawl and the system is
    unusable. The time to scroll 30 lines is about a minute or so
    (probably more, I just measured for a while).

    If you want me to test other patches, just tell :)
Can you change the mdelay to udelay and use higher/lower delay values
to see if there's any improvement?
    Yes, as soon as I can build a new kernel and reboot. Any suggested
value?
You can start with 5 and increment by 5.  So you need not reboot each
time, compile tdfxfb as a module, and set CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=y
(under drivers->char).
    I've done that for testing, but I haven't build that kernel yet (not
spare time by now).
Make sure you have vbetool, and use the attached script.
    I don't have vbetool, but I'll get it.
 
The script assumes vbetool is in /usr/sbin, if not just edit. Also,
unbinding will only work if X (or any graphics app, for that matter) is
not loaded.
    No problem, it will be off while I test. I'll try to make the tests
probably this friday or the weekend, as soon as I can.

    Thanks a lot for your interest :)

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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