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FS#2121 - Please add fb support for non linux vesa fb compilant cards

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by David Nordenberg (dnordenberg) - Monday, 31 January 2005, 23:20 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Tuesday, 01 February 2005, 07:16 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To Judd Vinet (judd)
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Should I need to compile my own kernel each time a new comes out just because I want to use framebuffer mode? That is silly, the vesa fb driver is incomplete, until then I think you should consider adding i810 fb support. Even slackware supports framebuffer on this card right from first boot using stock kernels. If arch linux have less hardware support the slackware, then I think I will want to switch back to a more hardware friendly distro :(

From the Intel's i810 support page Common Questions and Issues with Linux

Does the vesafb frame-buffer module work on the Intel® 810 Chipset?

No. The vesafb module can only make use of linear VESA modes. The Intel® 810 chipset uses banked modes and therefore, cannot boot into a frame-buffer. It would be possible to add banked mode support to the vesafb driver, but as of yet there are no plans to do so.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Wednesday, 02 March 2005, 23:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  adding CONFIG_FB_I810 and CONFIG_FB_INTEL support for 2.6.11

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