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

- From: Mike Lambert \<hidden\>
- Date: 1999-08-13 14:09:29 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/1999/08/9365000
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/1999/08/9364959/t.md

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On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Rick Meier wrote:

> 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)
>         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, this works as advertised. The XClaim 3D Plus in my B+W G3 400
now works properly. Well, except for the mild snow down the left side of
the display, but that is a different problem...

-mike

-- 
Michael Lambert             JEOL USA Inc.
Systems Administration      http://www.jeol.com/



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