[directfb-users] Re: New Member - now working

[Denis Oliver Kropp <dok@directfb.org>]

Quoting Selwyn Tang:
> Hi Stuart,
> 
> On 01/14/04 06:18, Stuart Felenstein wrote:
> > What is the difference between what I've enabled in the kernel and what
> > I've downloaded from directfb.org.  Is this in addition to what the
> > kernel gives me? 
> 
> The directfb package contains the cle266vgaio kernel module, which is
> intended to be inserted in order for directfb's own cle266 driver to
> work. But the module is no longer need for a while, since the viafb
> module has been changed. You simply insert viafb and directfb is ready
> to go.

Hmm, the viafb from http://epia.kalf.org/epia_kernel/patch-2.4.24-epia1.gz
doesn't export MMIO regions and accelerator ID, so it still won't work with
the DirectFB driver.

> There is also a viafb module available from directfb.org. It is modified
> from VIA's one. Some found it unstable. I suggest you use the -epia
> kernel patch by IamtheOne at <http://epia.kalf.org/epia_kernel>. He
> tested the various patches needed for the epia board and thus the
> stability is better.

The viafb from directfb.org should be stable. But there was a crash (fixed)
with older gcc versions.

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Best regards,
  Denis Oliver Kropp

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