linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/13] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

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Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:12:44 +0800
From:	<JosephChan@....com.tw>
To:	<geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	<linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/13] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

Hi Geert,

I'll check the possibility with our engineer. Thanks for your comment.

BRs,
Joseph Chan 
-----Original Message-----
From: geert@...ux-m68k.org [mailto:geert@...ux-m68k.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:09 AM
To: Joseph Chan
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/13] viafb: viafb.modes, viafb.txt

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, JosephChan@....com.tw wrote:
> +[Bootup with viafb]:
> +--------------------
> +    Add the following line to your grub.conf:
> +    append = "video=viafb:viafb_mode=1024x768,via_fb_bpp=32,viafb_refresh=85"

Why not support simply video=1024x768-32@85 (or video=viafb:1024x768-32@85, if you have other video cards too), as can be parsed by fb_find_mode()?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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