[Linux-fbdev-users] i865G framebuffer

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I am using i865G and 2.6 kernel series and I would like to use pivot. (Us=
e my
monitor in portrait.) It seems the options available are quite thin for m=
e:

- Xrandr rotation doesn't generally work on Linux platform
- i810fb doesn't recognize my i865G=20
- intelfb hasn't been ported to 2.6 series
- Intel's version of the driver doesn't support rotation
- VesaFB. Works.

VesaFB works alright as long as I don't rotate the view. When I rotate th=
e
performance turns (understandably) completely horrible. 1280x1024x16 rota=
ted
CCW is extremely slow and practically not usable at all.

Is there or will there be any sorts of development that will remedy the
situation?