Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl: Re: PMAG-A support?]

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> Karsten Merker wrote:
> > ----- Forwarded message from "Maciej W. Rozycki" <ma...@ds...> -----
> [snip]
> > > What's missing is support *in* XFree86.  That where I lost time.
> > 
> >  That's the second step anyway.
> 
> The PMAG-AA basically works for me, but it is not too useful without
> working keyboard support. XFree86 preprocesses the xkbd input in order
> to handle PC keyboard's key sequences, this breaks the LK keyboard
> support.

Ugh, so it sill uses RAW instead of MEDIUM_RAW?

> > > Thiemo said that he had a more recent patch which will more likely be
> > > accepted upstream, iirc.
> > 
> >  Could one of you as the authors please resend the most recent patch to
> > the <lin...@li...> list?  I'm subscribed there,
> > so I'll see comments and reply if needed. 
> 
> I already sent some parts earlier, but I don't know if they got lost
> (is there an up-to-date CVS for fbdev?).

There's a BK, but only for 2.[56].x.

> Anyway, the AA driver is appended as a diff against current linux-mips
> CVS. I hope it doesn't deviate too much from whatever fbdev uses.

This is against 2.4.x, right?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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