From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:12:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:12:33 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:59652 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:12:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:14:15 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: James Simmons Cc: "David S. Miller" , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: VGA handling was [Re: Going beyond 256 PCI buses] Message-ID: <20010615151415.A37@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <15145.19442.773217.177804@pizda.ninka.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from jsimmons@transvirtual.com on Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 04:55:31PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > Yes I know. Also each card needs it own special functions to handle > programming the CRTC, SEQ registers etc. Perhaps for real multihead > support I guess the user will have to use fbdev. vgacon can just exist for > single head systems. I guess it is time to let vga go. It is old technology. It is still faster than fbdev, and not all cards have fbdev drivers. This should work with any vga card, right? Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.