Re: kernel 2.6.0-test8 console
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 03:33:12PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> > Voodoo 3 and lower is fixed in the next kernel-image i will upload
> > voodoo 4 & 5 seem to be still broken though. I have seen patches
> > circulating on the fbdev mailing list though.
> >
> > This is 2.4 though, 2.6 has a totally redesigned fbdve layer and new
> > drivers. I think radeonfb does not work yet with them, without patching
> > at least. Have not tried though.
>
> I heard radeonfb was working in 2.6.0(-benh) and someone was planning to
> backport it to 2.4 - meaning it works better than the 2.4 drivers (on
> newer hardware). This being said, I'd not recommend 2.6.0-test(7,8) for
> anyone unfamiliar with some basic kernel hacking.
Mmm. I know Benh is working on it, not sure about the actual status of
it though.
> The fbdev code in 2.6 has been redesigned, but the major change is that
> all this hardware-specific character drawing code is gone in favor of
> generic character drawing code that uses hardware specific rectfill,
> imageblit and copyarea functions. At least that's what I've seen from
> comparing the rivafb drivers.
Yep, but it needs a rewrite of all the drivers, and depending on the
activity of their maintainer, this happens more or less fast.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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