Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 May 2008 14:52:34 +0200 (CEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/9] viafb: VIA Frame Buffer Device Driver - Resend |
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On Thu, 8 May 2008, Ondrej Zajicek wrote: > On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 06:43:33PM +0200, Krzysztof Helt wrote: > > PS. I assume that your driver will replace the existing vt8623fb (CLE266?) driver when ready. Am I right? > > These drivers are hardly comparable. vt8623fb supports CLE266 with VGA output only, > but allows arbitrary resolutions and pixclocks, high-res text mode and > (partially) suspend/resume. viafb implements fixed resolutions only and > have no text mode and no suspend/resume support (according to my quick > look on it).
It's a pity viafb implements fixed resolutions only. Is there any specific reason for that?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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