Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] New api wrapper.

[Sven L. <lu...@dp...>]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 01:13:10PM -0700, Scott A McConnell wrote:
> James Simmons wrote:
> 
> >   I have a patch that provides a wrapper for the new api avaliable for
> > download. http://www.transvirtual.com/~jsimmons/newapi.diff.gz. It is
> > quite big. Pretty much it has a second generation of fbgen. Actually I was
> > thinking was if we could actually change fbgen gradually over ot the new
> > api this would be a better approach. I need to work with the people how
> > wrote fbdev using fbgen. So please step forward.
> > 
> 
> I just upgraded to Ralph's Mips 2.4.5 tree.
> 
> My console on fb appears to be working...
> 
> I have a simple program that maps a frame buffer into user space and
> draws an image onto the fb.
> 
> This program worked fine under 2.4.3 however under 2.4.5 the program
> runs but nothing appears on the FB. The memory I am writing to does not
> appear to be the frame buffer.
> 
> I assume this is the result of the API change?

James, ...

maybe you should include such a little programm using the new API, or
something such ?

Friendly

Sven Luther