# Re: \[PATCH\] Add fb\_check\_var() for fixed mode device.

- From: Michel Dänzer \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-08-29 14:23:23 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/08/13458731
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/08/13458691/t.md

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On Fri, 2008-08-29 at 16:14 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Michel Dnzer wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-08-29 at 14:16 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > 
> > > | X.Org X Server 1.4.2
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > > | (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO succeeded but modified mode
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > > Hence Xorg is broken on all embedded devices with a frame buffer driver
> > > that supports a single fixed video mode only?
> > 
> > No. As discussed before, you're probably missing
> > 
> > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=c095da04fe7c73b6503ef5b93549b13796c51b22
> > 
> > which is in the upcoming xserver 1.5 release.
> 
> Ah, upcoming. That's not current/previous/... ;-)

Yeah, it might have been nice to backport this to the 1.4 branch, but
it's kind of too late now. Of course, you can always bug your
distributor to backport it. :)


-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer           |          http://tungstengraphics.com
Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer


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