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Re: [pkgsel] Add xresprobe, discover and laptop detect for hw detection



On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 12:39:11PM +0000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 01:31:50PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 12:09:55PM +0000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > > Yes, but you don't want to depend on accelerated framebuffer drivers,
> > > particularly if you want to use accelerated X.  In addition, most of the
> > > X drivers are unmaintained, let alone the framebuffers.  Let's not walk
> > > that path.
> > 
> > Well, we are speaking in the context of the graphical installer here :)
> 
> I wouldn't advocate anything other than vesa/offb for the graphical
> installer, to be honest.

Radeonfb naturally, why use those pale copies if you can get the real thing.
and radeonfb even provide the EDID field in /sys.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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