* [gentoo-kernel] [announce] vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1 released
@ 2005-10-02 19:00 Michal Januszewski
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From: Michal Januszewski @ 2005-10-02 19:00 UTC (permalink / raw
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This is an automated message announcing the release of a new version
of the vesafb-tng kernel patch.
Excerpt from the ChangeLog
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02 Oct 2005 * <spock@gentoo.org> * vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-2.6.14-rc3
- Fixed SMP and HIGHMEM64G issues.
- Changed the mode setting and timings checking code, so that
modes set from the kernel command line and using fbset are
consistent.
- Added a workaround for sis6326 (which tries to read data from
the 0x07000-0x07fff area).
- Fixed numerous problems in the backend code.
- Made the backend and frontend separate modules.
- Cleaned the code up so that it adheres to the kernel CodingStyle.
- Updated the documentation.
- Added support for blanking the screen.
- Added support for the fb_setcmap() function.
- Reorganized and partially rewritten palette setting code.
Link to the patch
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/archive/vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-2.6.14-rc3.patch
The patch was generated against Linus' linux-2.6 git tree.
Release notes
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Should work with 2.6.13 and previous 2.6.14 kernels.
About vesafb-tng
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vesafb-tng is an extended version of the vesafb Linux framebuffer driver.
For more information, visit the project homepage:
http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/
Please read the FAQ and the Troubleshooting Guide before reporting any
bugs and problems.
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