Re: [PATCH] radeonfb 2.4.19-pre2

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:15:22 +0200 (MEST)

On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Peter Horton wrote:
> * Hacked wildly at the colour support to get it to work. Removed use of
> the palette for 15/16 bit modes (I can't fathom why it was there in the
> first place). The palette is now initialised to an identity mapping for
> 15/16/32 bit modes. The consoles now work fine at all colour depths, and
> the Tux logo is displayed correctly at all depths too :-)

If you use the palette in directcolor modes (instead of emulating truecolor
mode), the console palette can be changed without redrawing the screen, just
like in VGA text mode.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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