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Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:48:04 +0100 (CET)
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
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Subject: Re: Regression in 2.4.20 radeonfb.c
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On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Kai Engert wrote:

> In 2.4.19-rc3-ac2, Alan Cox / James Mayer added a modeline entry to
> modedb.c that enables a 1280x600 console screen on Vaio C1M* devices.
> The patch works fine for me in 2.4.19.
>
> In 2.4.20-pre* kernels, it does no longer work for me, the console
> remains at the default setting.
>
> I identified the hunk below to be the culprit. That check was removed in
> 2.4.20-* kernels. When I revert the hunk below, adding back the null
> check, my system again switches to full screen console mode.
>
> I propose to revert the hunk for 2.4.20.
> Tested with 2.4.20-rc1.

This "According to XFree86 4.2.0..." patch was never in the 2.4 tree. It
is in the -ac tree (the latest -ac kernel is 2.4.20-pre10-ac2).

It might be a good idea to add it in 2.4.21-pre to the 2.4 tree but it's
most likely too late to get it into 2.4.20.

> Thanks,
> Kai
>...

cu
Adrian

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