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

[Thiemo S. <ic...@cs...>]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 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?

AFAIK all XFree86/Linux flavours want 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.

Mind to tell the URL? :-)

> > 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?

Yes. There's currently no working DECstation support in 2.6. The ZS
serial driver is not yet ported forward.


Thiemo