linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/10] framebuffer: fix cfb

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:02:57 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/10] framebuffer: fix cfb_copyarea

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:55 PM, Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com> wrote:
>> BTW, good to see you still have a working TGA. My PPC and Alpha gear
>> died a decade ago.
>
> With the patches that I sent, I can switch it to 1920x1080 and let it
> drive my monitor in native resolution. I was wondering how such an old
> card can do that :)

Don't underestimate the TGA.

Furthermore, 1920x1080 TFT only needs a 148 MHz dot clock.
CRTs needed higher dot clocks (at lower resolutions) to avoid flicker.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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