Re: [AD] fbcon patch, for mode timings

[Shawn Hargreaves <shawn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

George Foot <mert0407@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Maybe we can detect that though -- if the vsync rate would be 
> astronomical, we're probably meant to be doublescanning, and if it would 
> be very low we're probably meant to be interlacing.

That seems plausible, but I can't help thinking that we ought to be able 
to get this info somewhere else. I don't hugely like the idea of 
duplicating it in the Allegro config files.

> Maybe someone who knows more about video hardware can comment --
> and perhaps describe or implement an algorithm to guess
> appropriate timings automatically?

linux-fbdev@xxxxxxxxxx would be a good place to ask. I've had a 
look for some docs, but can't find any simple "here's how you set a WxH 
video mode on any hardware" type explanation, so I think it is about time 
they were prodded into writing one :-)


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