Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [RFC][PATCH][FBDEV]: Setting fbcon's windows size

[James S. <jsi...@in...>]

> Here's an improved GTF implementation.  I was a bit delayed because I
> was trying to find a way to do square roots without using floating
> point.  The diff is against linux-2.5.54 + your latest fbdev.diff.

Applied. 

> but is more or less usable.  Tested with i810fb and rivafb. (For rivafb,
> I have to use a hacked version. The latest one does not work for the
> riva128).

What hack did you do? That is based on the latest riva driver from 2.4.2X.
 
> BTW, I downloaded the source code of read-edid, and it seems that the
> following monitor limits are parsable from the EDID block: HorizSync,
> VertRefresh, DotClock, and GTF capability. We may change info->monspecs
> to match that. Also, the EDID contains a list of supported modes, but
> there's only 4 of them(?).  

I figured monspec would have to be improved. I'm looking into the EDID 
info right now. I'm also looking at read-edid. Next I need to figure out 
how to use i2c to get this info.