On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Andreas Beck wrote:
> > Howdy. I'm writing a FB-Driver HOWTO. Well what I was hoping for is a
> > excellent detailed explaination of how to set up a video mode. This way
> > drivr writers can setup proper video modes that calculate the proper clock
> > timings like KGIcon does :) Thank you for your help.
>
> This is a very complex thing. It involves cooperation from all driver
> components, and most importantly the monitor driver. Unless fbcon in general
> adopts the notion of a monitor driver like KGI, I don't see a good way to do
> it.
Its does now :) This is the new system I designed for 2.5.x. Basically I
have finally migrated core kgi ideas to fbcon with some of my own ideas.
> I'd then rather stick to VESA modes.
>
> But of course I can write up some theory about mode calculation.
Thats what I need. I also need to get down what exactly all the clocks are
and what they do. This will help for future fb driver writers.
