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List:       linux-fbdev-devel
Subject:    Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Rivafb won't work with DVI connector
From:       "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas () hotpop ! com>
Date:       2004-11-27 22:43:06
Message-ID: 200411280643.09524.adaplas () hotpop ! com
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On Saturday 27 November 2004 20:40, Andrew Walrond wrote:
> On Friday 26 Nov 2004 14:09, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
> > On Thursday 25 November 2004 23:27, Andrew Walrond wrote:
> > > On Thursday 25 Nov 2004 00:07, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
>
> none which are useful. Trying some of the modes from the DSUB log (ie 145 =
> vga=0x345 etc ) results always in (from memory) "Unsupported mode supplied;
> hit enter for list for wait 30s to continue" during boot. As I said, scan
> only finds text modes.
>
> So, not only is this not going to work, but the vesa driver also seems
> broken when used with dvi.

It's the BIOS that's broken.

If we can't even rely on the BIOS to set up an acceptable mode, I guess this
problem is for nVidia (if they're going to release the info).

Tony 




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