Re: ATI Rage128 video out didn't work
Dean Hamstead <dean@bong.com.au> wrote:
Hi,
> is there any reason this patch isnt in the kernel?
>
> would be nice to have it in the debian packaged kernel
> rather than having to rebuild.
This patch reverts changes made to prom_init.c around kernel 2.4.21,
which are necessary for some machines. BenH can give you more details,
as he's the one who did the changes.
This code runs early in the boot process, I'm not sure kernel
parameters are already available at that time, otherwise it'd be the
way to go. That, or a conditional based on the machine type, if it's
available at that time.
Remember that m3mirror is a gross hack that just equals to pure luck,
and the proper solution is to implement a proper dual-head support in
X and/or the framebuffer.
Unfortunately, it's not that easy to do without documentation, even if
the code would be very similar to the code of the radeon driver.
JB.
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