[openbeos] Re: intel_extreme driver (9xx support, continued)
- From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:40:49 +0200
On 2006-10-13 at 07:29:43 [+0200], Mathew Schofield <mr.skoe@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have recently stumbled upon the idea that both the X.Org Driver, and
> Syllable, use the vesa BIOS to set the Video mode.
>
> Just in case i havn't pointed it out thus far, the symptoms are: The
> Screen resolution is limited to just 640x480, and anything bigger then
> this creates two black lines. These black lines cut off anything after
> the 640x480 resolution -- i.e. the higher the resolution, the bigger
> the black lines.
>
> Anyway, i have been looking at the Haiku respitory, and i can't see
> any graphics drivers (Erm, accelerants) that set the Video Mode
> through the Vesa BIOS...Have i overlooked something simple?
The "driver" parts of the graphics drivers live in
src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/
and the "accelerant" parts live in
src/add-ons/accelerants/
Both these folders contain a folder named "vesa" which probably contains
what you're looking for. :-)
Best regards,
-Stephan
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