Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:57:29 +0000 (GMT)
From: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>
To: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
cc: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>,
       Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.de>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fb/intelfb: Do not depend on EMBEDDED
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> 
> > Actually, that's one of the big advantages of the KMS based driver.  It
> > *does* transparently pick the native resolution of the detected
> > output(s) and set up a high res console.  You can provide boot options
> > to override it, but unlike intelfb, boot options aren't necessary to
> > get things working in the first place.
> 
> How do I set the (default) resolution and timings with non-EDID display
> (e.g. analog RGB TV)?
> 
> fbset seems to only set the "logical" resolution, doesn't like the
> pixclock.

Currently with the command line video=, this isn't optimal but still
nobody has come up with a way to make fbset useful since it can't deal
with multiple heads.

also the old intelfb didn't deal with analog rgb tv at all.

Dave.
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