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This is an automated message announcing the release of a new version |
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of the vesafb-tng kernel patch. |
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Excerpt from the ChangeLog |
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02 Oct 2005 * <spock@g.o> * vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-2.6.14-rc3 |
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- Fixed SMP and HIGHMEM64G issues. |
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- Changed the mode setting and timings checking code, so that |
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modes set from the kernel command line and using fbset are |
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consistent. |
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- Added a workaround for sis6326 (which tries to read data from |
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the 0x07000-0x07fff area). |
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- Fixed numerous problems in the backend code. |
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- Made the backend and frontend separate modules. |
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- Cleaned the code up so that it adheres to the kernel CodingStyle. |
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- Updated the documentation. |
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- Added support for blanking the screen. |
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- Added support for the fb_setcmap() function. |
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- Reorganized and partially rewritten palette setting code. |
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Link to the patch |
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/archive/vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-2.6.14-rc3.patch |
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The patch was generated against Linus' linux-2.6 git tree. |
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Release notes |
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Should work with 2.6.13 and previous 2.6.14 kernels. |
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About vesafb-tng |
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vesafb-tng is an extended version of the vesafb Linux framebuffer driver. |
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For more information, visit the project homepage: |
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ |
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Please read the FAQ and the Troubleshooting Guide before reporting any |
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bugs and problems. |
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