On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 10:23 -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: > Michael Ellerman wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 18:33 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Here are some new patches for the PS3 AV Settings Driver (ps3av), which is > >> used in close collaboration with the PS3 Virtual Frame Buffer Device Driver > >> (ps3fb): > >> [1] ps3av: eliminate unneeded temporary variables > >> [2] ps3av: eliminate PS3AV_DEBUG > >> [3] ps3av: use PS3 video mode ids in autodetect code > >> [4] ps3av: treat DVI-D like HDMI in autodetect > >> [5] ps3av: add autodetection for VESA modes > >> [6] ps3av: add quirk database for broken monitors > >> [7] ps3av: remove unused ps3av_set_mode() > >> [8] ps3av: don't distinguish between `boot' and `non-boot' autodetection > >> > >> Please review, and queue for 2.6.24 if they're ok. Thanks! > >> > >> Question: As several DVI-D displays advertise they support 1080i modes > >> while > >> they actually don't (cfr. the quirk database), perhaps I should drop 1080i > >> modes completely from the ps3av_preferred_modes[] table? Usually 720p looks > >> better than 1080i anyway. What do you think? > > > > Definitely. If the autodetection fails Linux is basically unusable on > > PS3 unless you hack the kernel sources and build your own kboot and > > otheros.bld - not entirely trivial for novice users. So it's pretty > > important that it works 100%. > > It is not that bad. If a bootloader is configued to use autodetection > so that it is shown at best video mode, then it should have advertised > key sequences to default to known video modes, with at least a 480p 'safe' > mode.
Oh OK, that is a good idea. What's the "safe mode" key sequence for the otheros.bld you provide on kernel.org? cheers -- Michael Ellerman OzLabs, IBM Australia Development Lab wwweb: http://michael.ellerman.id.au phone: +61 2 6212 1183 (tie line 70 21183) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - S.M.A.R.T Person
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