| From: | "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:23:18 +0000 |
Ivan Voras <ivoras@xxxxxx> scribbled: > Sascha Wildner wrote: > > >Make set_pixel_mode() support higher resolutions like 1024x768 or > >1280x1024 (bank switching). > > Do you need bank switching these days? I don't know how syscons handles it, > but VESA 2.0+ gives you flat memory access. > Interestingly enough, my not-so-old laptop with an ATI Mobility Rage Pro AGP 2x doesn't support _any_ of the VESA modes that are provided by the fb (not a single one of the 40 it tries). Indeed, VESA 2.0+ gives flat memory access and switches for resolutions >1024x768. -- Kind regards, Devon H. O'Dell | dodell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Key: 4D3D8CA7 | IRC: dho@freenode/dodell@efnet
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