Re: G550DH + G450DH Framebuffer succes & directfb question.

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> On 19 May 04 at 11:10, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > > >
> > > I'm considering patching it so it'll boot up with separate outputs
> instead
> > > of mirroring by default.  This should ideally be a kernel command
> > > line option, as the current default is useful for those with only one
> > > screen.  (But then, why get a G550 if you use one screen only . . .)
> > 
> > Petr refused to help me on this issue,
> > do you have idea how to patch it ?
> 
> I have no idea what you are talking about...
> 
> I sent you 

you didn't 

> which values you should replace in the driver if you want
> mapping which is incompatible with BIOS, with Windows drivers, with XFree
> and with all singlehead configurations:

ok, but i want to use this incompatible config(and do use it)

and it would be nicer to not need matroxset in order
to get two independant fbcon on G550

> Just replace output #1 source in
> the
> matroxfb_g450.c::matroxfb_g450_connect with CRTC2 instead of using CRTC1, 
> and you are done.
> 
> -  ACCESS_FBINFO(outputs[1]).src = MATROXFB_SRC_CRTC1;
> +  ACCESS_FBINFO(outputs[1]).src = MATROXFB_SRC_CRTC2;

thanks a lot 
 
> But then do not complain that analog output described as PRIMARY in the
> matrox documentation displays CRTC2 and not CRTC1 (i.e. it brokes
> all analog singlehead configs and thus consider it vetoed for stock
> kernel).

i'm aware of this, and won't complain :-)

sorry if my previous mail sounded ofensive 

best,

svetljo

PS.

i think the attached fix you send me some time ago
is still missing from vanilla 2.6.6-bk
care to submit it to Linus ?

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