linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gma500: Add option to disable LVDS

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Date:	Wed, 11 May 2011 14:02:58 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Patrik Jakobsson <patrik.r.jakobsson@...il.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	greg@...ah.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gma500: Add option to disable LVDS

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 01:18:07AM +0200, Patrik Jakobsson wrote:

> I agree, it's not a good way to handle it, but since I haven't been
> able to pinpoint the problem (and this is staging) it's something that
> works for now. Perhaps a nicer way to get around it is by checking
> against the dmi system id. That way it would be transparent to the
> user. But you might prefer we fix the real problem instead of hacking
> around it.

Assuming the VBT data is anything like 915, it should be possible to 
parse LVDS presence that way.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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