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- Lines: 23
- Date:
Sun Sep 30 12:26:08 2001
- Orig file:
v2.4.10/linux/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.txt
- Orig date:
Tue Jul 3 17:08:18 2001
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.10/linux/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.txt linux/Documentation/fb/matroxfb.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@
secondary (TV) output - if DFP is active, TV output must be
inactive and vice versa. DFP always uses same timing as primary
(monitor) output.
+dfp:X - use settings X for digital flat panel interface. X is number from
+ 0 to 0xFF, and meaning of each individual bit is described in
+ G400 manual, in description of DAC register 0x1F. For normal operation
+ you should set all bits to zero, except lowest bit. This lowest bit
+ selects who is source of display clocks, whether G400, or panel.
+ Default value is now read back from hardware - so you should specify
+ this value only if you are also using `init' parameter.
vesa:X - selects startup videomode. X is number from 0 to 0x1FF, see table
above for detailed explanation. Default is 640x480x8bpp if driver
has 8bpp support. Otherwise first available of 640x350x4bpp,
@@ -280,6 +287,8 @@
+ interlaced text mode is not supported; it looks like hardware limitation,
but I'm not sure.
+ Gxx0 SGRAM/SDRAM is not autodetected.
+ + If you are using more than one framebuffer device, you must boot kernel
+ with 'video=scrollback:0'.
+ maybe more...
And following misfeatures:
+ SVGALib does not restore screen on exit.
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