From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Dave Airlie" Subject: Re: intelfb with 855GME and DVI? Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:26:42 +1100 Message-ID: <21d7e9970702132126r537a2458t4e53eade7bf135ed@mail.gmail.com> References: <21d7e9970702121733n2a6dc1d6wa2ad2afa03ce7af0@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HHCfF-000712-J1 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:26:45 -0800 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.169]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HHCfD-0001OX-TI for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:26:45 -0800 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so73704ugc for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:26:42 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> Does that mean that a laptop display (Thinkpad) won't work either? > > > > correct. > > Well, that explains my problems then. :-) > > Shouldn't this be documented somewhere (like in Kconfig or > Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt), or am I missing something obvious? > > And didn't the i810fb driver work with laptops? No idea, I doubt it somehow, as there is no code to control the external devices in either codebase, maybe i810 worked for some reason, maybe it should be documented, it does print it out when you boot that it can't change the mode on non-CRT hardware.. Dave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV