Thread (5 messages) 5 messages, 3 authors, 2008-07-01

Re: [PATCH 1/13] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

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Date: 2008-07-01 01:12:56
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Hi Geert,

I'll check the possibility with our engineer. Thanks for your comment.

BRs,
Joseph Chan 
-----Original Message-----
From: geert@linux-m68k.org [mailto:geert@linux-m68k.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:09 AM
To: Joseph Chan
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; akpm@linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/13] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, JosephChan@via.com.tw wrote:
+[Bootup with viafb]:
+--------------------
+    Add the following line to your grub.conf:
+    append = "video=viafb:viafb_mode=1024x768,via_fb_bpp=32,viafb_refresh=85"
Why not support simply video=1024x768-32@85 (or video=viafb:1024x768-32@85, if you have other video cards too), as can be parsed by fb_find_mode()?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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