Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] rivafb "Badness" using fbdev.diff.gz and 2.5.5[45]

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On 21 Jan 2003, Antonino Daplas wrote:
> The only problem right now is how do you pass the monitor info to the
> driver?  The best way is to parse the EDID block and use I2C/DDC. 
> Personally, I think passing the monitor info as a boot/module option is
> the simplest and safest method.

Through sysfs? echo MY_MONITOR_LIMITS > /proc/...?

Since ioctls are considered evil these days, changing the resolution etc. could
work in a similar way as well.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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