On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Billy Biggs wrote:
> Mark Vojkovich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> > > I note that Matt Sottek of Intel, has problems with the idea of
> > > clients using arbitrary modelines on the fly; since one of the
> > > reasons apps use DGA is to control screen resolution, is that a
> > > problem ?
> >
> > Only the VidMode extension lets the client install arbitrary
> > modelines. In theory, these are still validated by the driver. If
> > they're not, that's a bug.
>
> The whole vidmode code to add a modeline, validate it and switch to it
> is busted. See my recent posts on the topic.
>
> Mark, do you know who I should be talking to about design of how it
> should work? I fixed it here but it really seems like the code is
> incomplete and I have some questions about design before I try and clean
> up my patch.
I don't know. I didn't have anything to do with it. I think it
was Kaleb Keithley initially, but that was a long time ago and I
don't know who's been maintaining it since then.
I guess David Dawes or Marc La France, or maybe Egbert Eich are
most current on how this stuff works.
Mark.
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