[LinuxBIOS] Fwd: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [patch] Framebuffer driver for Geode GX

[Li-Ta Lo]

On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 12:50 -0500, Richard Smith wrote:
> This may be of interest to some people working with the Geode GX
> 

AMD has their own kernel patch available from their web page. Do you 
know if this has anything to do with that?

 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Vrabel <dvrabel at arcom.com>
> Date: Jan 31, 2006 12:19 PM
> Subject: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [patch] Framebuffer driver for Geode GX
> To: linux-fbdev-devel list <linux-fbdev-devel at lists.sourceforge.net>
> 
> 
> A framebuffer driver for the display controller in AMD Geode GX
> processors (Geode GX533, Geode GX500 etc.).  Tested at 640x480, 800x600,
> 1024x768 and 1280x1024 at 8, 16, and 24 bpp with both CRT and TFT.  No
> accelerated features currently implemented and compression remains disabled.
> 
> This driver requires that the BIOS (or the SoftVG/Firmbase code in the
> BIOS) has created an appropriate virtual PCI header.
> 

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Li-Ta Lo <ollie at lanl.gov>
Los Alamos National Lab