Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Hi,
> 
> I notice that VIA have placed a new framebuffer driver for the CLE266 at:
> 
> http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/video/LinuxUniChrome/Linux_FBDev20040311.zip
> 
> ...which looks to be a tidied up version of the original code.
> 
> I'm quite interested to try this, as it has a 'fit' option for the TV display, in 
> addition to overscan and underscan.

Judging from the code the driver really uses interlaced input
for the TV encoder ;)

> However, looking through the code it doesn't appear to have the additions which are 
> in the DirectFB CVS version of the framebuffer.
> 
> I think that to get it working properly requires:
> 
> - The addition of the vsync interrupt handler, and associated ioctl
> - The ability to memory map the IO space of the graphics chip.
> - Deletion of an MTRR region.
> - Various timing changes.
> 
> Are these the major changes which were made to VIAFB?

Yes, but the timing changes get obsolete if the "fit" option
fixes all of those quality issues.

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Best regards,
  Denis Oliver Kropp

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