Re: pm3fb (was: pm2fb driver)

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

> > As for the struct fb_var_screeninfo we can do what I show in skeletonfb.c:
> 
> I think I'll wait until I can get first ruby then offb or matroxfb
> to work on pm3fb (I have an old millenium next to the pm3 now) ; I
> can't test anything right now...

Okay. So ruby first with offb, matrox. The matrox will be alot of work.
Since it would be best to run the card in DMA mode it might be better to
write a whole new driver. 

> No, because I have no idea how to use DMA. I don't have docs
> for the chip, I can only read pm2fb and reverse-engineer
> the XFree86 driver. Formac can't distribute 3Dlabs doc,
> and 3Dlabs apparently doesn't want to hand me the docs
> (I almost got them, but they suddenly stopped answering
> mail and never send the updated NDA).

Oh. That is sad.