Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:40:30 +0000 (GMT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: Problem 2.5.59:SiS framebuffer failed to compile while Intel810 is OK. |
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> > I tested Intel810fb in kernel 2.5.59 with a success result. MPlayer can > > use fb to play vcd on my Intel Mainboard now. > > > > Then, I want to test the DVD playback in my SiS mainboard that has a DVD > > drive installed. So I modify the .config to include SiS Framebuffer > > support and failed to compile with errors below: > > ================= > > > [sniped the build output] > > The problem is, that the driver yet not been ported to the new > framebuffer layer of 2.5. > > The maintainer of the driver writes on his site > (http://www.webit.at/~twinny/linuxsis630.shtml): > "Kernel 2.5 support will have to wait a few weeks, it seems the fb > API is still under development."
Tht is no longer the case. The core api is stable. There might be additions in the future but it is no longer constantly changing.
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