Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:30:06 +0100 (MET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [linux-fbdev] [PATCH] aty128fb & >8bit |
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Tom Rini wrote: > Hello. I just noticed that in 2.2.18pre27 you can only use the aty128fb > driver at 8 bit, because of some missing bits to drivers/video/Config.in. > w/o this you can't use console at > 8 bit nor X. I would consider this to > be a good thing to squash for 2.2.18 final because 2.2.18 is the 1st release > in a while that works well on PPC, and lots of PPCs have a rage128.
You mean the FBCON_CFBx options with x > 8? You're correct that you need them for a text console, but you don't need them for X.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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