[Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [PATCH] tdfx ported to new fbdev api

[<jh...@ri...>]

>  Now that you mention the penguin, I was reminded of something.
>  Normally with this box, when the fb starts, the top 3rd of the
>  screen has a large white rectangle blitted onto it for reasons
>  I never figured out. Its purely cosmetic (it disappears when scrolling
>  begins), so it wasn't something I really bothered investigating.

   Attila Kesmarki's v0.2.0 patch for tdfxfb fixed this problem for me
when I tested it about a year and a half ago, but I don't think his
updates were ever integrated -- I don't know if there were issues with
the changes or not.

   Anyway, the patches still seem to be up:

http://www.medex.hu/~danthe/tdfx/


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Joseph Fannin
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