Re: [CALL FOR TESTERS] VESA High Resolution Console support from DragonFly

From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy_at_siliconlandmark.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 17:29:03 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
> ? ??, 08/06/2005 ? 14:56 -0400, Andre Guibert de Bruet ?????:
>> On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
>>> ? ??, 22/05/2005 ? 19:26 +0800, Xin LI ?????:
>>>>
>>>> I would like to solicit a test of the following patchset which is based
>>>> on DragonFly's changes, against -CURRENT, to bring high resolution console
>>>> support to FreeBSD.  The current patchset can be considered as "BETA" and
>>>> I would commit it if there is no complain about this patchset in the next
>>>> week.
>>> [ ... cut ... ]
>>>> Please let me know if anything strange happens;  While I have been running
>>>> with the patch for a while, I would still be happy if you will report that
>>>> it works :-)
>>>
>>> Tried fresh 6-CURRENT, all seems ok, but,
>>> switching console to pixel-mode 1400x1050 screen takes about 1-2 sec, I
>>> guess it is too much. (it happens in both cases
>>>
>>> Also, I had freezed box when switching from X to console some times.
>>
>> Let me guess... It's a laptop screen or an LCD panel?
>
> Yes, exactly, it is sony vzio z1.
>
> (II) RADEON(0): Panel ID string: Samsung LTN150P1-L02
> (II) RADEON(0): Panel Size from BIOS: 1400x1050
> (II) RADEON(0): BIOS provided dividers will be used.

Most laptop LCDs and cheaper desktop panels take a while (The dreaded 
second or two) to switch resolutions. Try the patch with an external crt 
monitor plugged in and display mirroring enabled to see the difference for 
yourself (Or simply try it on a desktop with a radeon card and a crt).

Andy

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