Hi,
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:48:24 +0000
Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2005, at 11:18 am, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:
> >
> > I'm running Gentoo on my picturebook happily since about 2 or 3 years
> > now. Just ask if there are more problems. I can give you a kernel patch
> > for the neomagic frame buffer driver to have it support the 480px
> > display height...
>
> I really loved getting the widescreen framebuffer working - it was such
> a buzz, so cool. That made for the ultimate in notebook usability and
> portability.
I'm copying it here verbatim. It's made against a 2.6.11.n kernel and
may need a little polishing for newer versions, but it follows an easy
path, I've just extended the existing "special format" for toshiba's
libretto series:
----snip---
--- neofb.c 2005-04-30 03:29:00.000000000 +0200
+++ neofb.c.new 2005-10-31 15:55:05.899735896 +0100
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
mode_ok = 1;
break;
case 1024:
- if (var->yres == 768)
+ if (var->yres == (par->libretto ? 480 : 768))
mode_ok = 1;
break;
case 800:
@@ -1684,6 +1684,20 @@
.vmode = FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
};
+static struct fb_videomode __devinitdata mode1024x480 = {
+ .xres = 1024,
+ .yres = 480,
+ .pixclock = 21786,
+ .left_margin = 160,
+ .right_margin = 24,
+ .upper_margin = 2,
+ .lower_margin = 0,
+ .hsync_len = 136,
+ .vsync_len = 6,
+ .sync = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT,
+ .vmode = FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
+};
+
static int __devinit neo_map_mmio(struct fb_info *info,
struct pci_dev *dev)
{
@@ -1836,10 +1850,15 @@
}
break;
case 0x02:
- // [EMAIL PROTECTED]
par->NeoPanelWidth = 1024;
- par->NeoPanelHeight = 768;
- memcpy(info->monspecs.modedb, &vesa_modes[13], sizeof(struct
fb_videomode));
+ if (par->libretto) {
+ par->NeoPanelHeight = 480;
+ memcpy(info->monspecs.modedb, &mode1024x480,
sizeof(struct fb_videomode));
+ } else {
+ // [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ par->NeoPanelHeight = 768;
+ memcpy(info->monspecs.modedb, &vesa_modes[13],
sizeof(struct fb_videomode));
+ }
break;
case 0x03:
/* [EMAIL PROTECTED] panel support needs to be added */
----snip---
Just use the "libretto" option (set to "1") and everything will work as
expected.
>
> > BTW, @Stroller: it's a 10" widescreen, 6" would be a
> > little too small...
>
> That's really 10" not 6'??? How come I don't have a girlfriend??
> ;P
Well, size doesn't matter anyhow, does it ? ;-)
-hwh
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