# PATCH: Extra brightness off with the XClaim 3D Plus

- From: Rick Meier \<hidden\>
- Date: 1999-08-11 19:58:45 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/1999/08/9364959
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/1999/08/9364959/t.md

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On the XClaim 3D plus the extra brightness needs to be turned off or the
card overdrives the monitor.  Here is a patch to the kernel if anyone
wants to try it.

--- atyfb.c     Wed Aug 11 13:49:29 1999
+++ atyfb.c.orig        Wed Aug 11 13:57:49 1999
@@ -3418,7 +3418,7 @@
     if (Gx == GT_CHIP_ID || Gx == GU_CHIP_ID || Gx == GV_CHIP_ID ||
        Gx == GW_CHIP_ID || Gx == GZ_CHIP_ID || Gx == LG_CHIP_ID ||
        Gx == GB_CHIP_ID || Gx == GD_CHIP_ID || Gx == GI_CHIP_ID ||
-       Gx == GP_CHIP_ID || Gx == GQ_CHIP_ID || Gx == LI_CHIP_ID)
+       Gx == GP_CHIP_ID || Gx == GQ_CHIP_ID)
        i |= 0x2;       /*DAC_CNTL|0x2 turns off the extra brightness
for gt*/
     aty_st_8(DAC_CNTL, i, info);
     aty_st_8(DAC_MASK, 0xff, info);


Thanks
Rick Meier
Network Computers Inc.


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