Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Permedia 2 cards supported?

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

On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 01:01:03PM +0100, Jim Hague wrote:
> On 17-Apr-2002 Michel D=E4nzer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 13:07, Jim Hague wrote:
> >>=20
> >> I got delayed for a while making it work with the X Glint server. Ro=
main,
> >> have
> >> you noticed that X Glint using the hardware cursor (the default), wh=
en used
> >> with
> >> UseFBDev=3DTrue *always* asks for high sync, regardless of the mode =
requested?
> >=20
> > IIRC I added that code because the HW cursor didn't work with low syn=
c
> > on the Permedia2 board I worked with.
>=20
> The Permedia2 and Permedia3 frame buffer drivers both now set high sync=
 in all
> cases, and use the RAMDAC to invert the sync if low is required, just l=
ike the
> X Glint driver. This wasn't the case in the past.

This will most probably break the glint X driver on apus boards, not nice.

That said, the permedia3 glint driver don't use "USEFBDev", and i guess y=
ou
should be able to run your pci based permedia2 board without this option =
even
if you have are using pm2fb.

> So I suppose that code has outlived its usefulness.

Unless there are no more apus users, then you might be right, but it woul=
d be
best to still support these boards, i may be wanting to resurect mine one=
 of
those days :)))

Friendly,

Sven Luther