> DirectFB CVS Version (linux-viafb)
> ----------------------------------
> White Screen on boot (reported fixed so should be ok now!)
> fbset doesnt work (even -i output is incorrect)
> refresh rate appears to be hardcoded
> fb.modes is ignored
> bug in kernel line parameters which crashes when you add mode=

The first four of those certainly don't apply to the CLE266 hardware
so perhaps all we need is for a CN400 user to take on the task of
adding support for the CN400 (without breaking support for older
hardware).

I haven't seen the last problem you mention but I certainly haven't
tried that option recently.  If it's a problem in the parsing of the
parameters, send me a patch and I'll fix it.

> Just to explain for anyone following this on the list, I'm writing
> another viafb. The reason that I started a new one rather than
> contribute to the one in DirectFB CVS is because the last time I looked
> there I only found a very old version that appeared to have been
> abandoned. Because I don't follow DirectFB development very closely, I
> didn't know about the recent improvements that have been made there
> until Nicolas contacted me yesterday.

I think DirectFB used to have a very old viafb included.  More
recently we took the one that everyone had been using, tidied it up,
fixed some of its problems and improved its support for high quality
TV output, including supporting interlaced output properly.

It's certainly not abandoned -- I've contributed a fair amount to it
over the last year or so.  However, I only use CLE266-based hardware
so I'm not in a position to add support for the newer chipsets.

Regards,

Mark

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