# Re: Control fb problem on 8500

- From: Geert Uytterhoeven \<geert@linux-m68k.org\>
- Date: 2000-08-23 11:51:59 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2000/08/9371996
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2000/08/9371948/t.md

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On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Michel [iso-8859-1] Dänzer wrote:
> Michel Lanners wrote:
> > supposing someone actually finds out how control's hardware cursor works,
> > and supposing someone would actually take the time to implement this,
> > wouldn't we need to provide a XFree driver as well? I guess plain fbdevhw
> > doesn't support hw cursor...
>
> Don't think that there are fbdev ioctls to control it either.

Actually there are, but they are highly experimental since about 4 years :-)
Only Amifb should support them more or less.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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