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Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:05:38 +0100 (MET)
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>
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Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: also frustrated with the framebuffer
 and your matrox-card in 2.5.53? hack/patch available!
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On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 07:47:52PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
> > Petr is expressing his political view. It has nothing to do with technical 
> > arguments. In fact I place a bet. I will port the matrox driver and it 
> > will have the same functionality as the previous driver except for text 
> > mode support. If I can't do it I will not only revert the changes but I 
> 
> Yes. Without text mode support. But without textmode support that driver is
> of no use for me because of it is not compatible with VMware then.

What exactly in the new fbdev API is preventing you from having text mode
support?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

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