Re: [PATCH] rivafb bugfixes

[Harold Oga]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 11:19:04AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>Bakonyi Ferenc wrote:
>> This patch fixes the following issues:
>> - scrolling is very slow (by default)
>> - 'shifted screen' bug
>> - 'dark console' bug (I hope it works on TNTs too.)
>> - unnecessary compilation warnings
>> - minor cleanups
>> 
>> Tested on Asus V3000 Riva 128. Please test on Riva TNTs!
>> 
>
>Looks ok except for one small thing:  do not explicitly initialize these
>to zero, they are automatically zeroed.  If not, it is a bug...
>
>If TNT owners report success I will apply.
Hi,
   Ok, I tested this patch, applied to kernel 2.4.0-test3-pre1, with my
TNT2 Ultra card, and the patch definitely fixes some problems.  The 'dark
console' bug seems to be fixed, and the modes the rivafb 0.71 used to cause
my monitor to go out of range by setting the vertical frequency to less than
50Hz, now work correctly.  I'm still seeing the following problems though:

- 16bpp seems to be still be all screwed up, as it comes up with pale green
  text on black background, instead of white on black.  Also, running fbtv
  or fbi results in the image appearing with a green tinge to it.

- if I run a fb app (fbi or fbtv), when the app exits I have to issue a
  '/usr/bin/reset' to be able to see text on the console, as all I see is
  the flashing cursor, and no text.

- scrolling still seems very slow.  The scrolling speed is the same whether
  I pass the noaccel option to the rivafb or not.  I'm not sure if the patch
  was actually supposed to fix this or not, so it is not most important problem.

-Harold
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