From: Boris <boris@kista.gajba.net>
To: Matan <matan@svgalib.org>
Cc: kernel-janitor-discuss
<kernel-janitor-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
Subject: Re: mdacon.c minor cleanups
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 18:56:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020327185645.A9386@radovan.kista.gajba.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203250951520.14794-100000@netfinity.realnet.co.sz> <Pine.LNX.4.21_heb2.09.0203262345140.3857-100000@matan.home>
On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:17:39AM +0200, Matan wrote:
>
> The mdacon.c in 2.4.18 does not actually test for an MDA card, it only
> test for ram where the MDA vram is. The problem is that almost any vga
> card maps ram to that address.
> There is a test, but it is somewhat wrong (it changes registers, but
> does not save and restore the original values) and is commented out. If
> you fix this and uncomment the test, it works in some cases (this was
> discussed under the subject "MDA video detection request" on July 2000).
>
I am trying to add proper mda detection to the driver..
Current detection code is strange indeed.
Where are those messages archived somewhere ? I could find little info on mda cards so far..
Boris
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-27 17:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-23 15:42 Boris Bezlaj
2002-03-24 5:38 ` Keith Owens
2002-03-24 18:42 ` Dave Jones
2002-03-24 18:59 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-03-25 7:53 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-03-25 15:50 ` Boris
2002-03-25 16:05 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-03-27 9:17 ` Matan
2002-03-27 9:35 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-03-27 17:56 ` Boris [this message]
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