On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Andrew Apted wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > Problem is, that
> >
> > ggiCheckSimpleMode(vis, 800, 600, GGI_AUTO, GT_15BIT, &mode)
> >
> > reports the mode ist OK, but afterwards ggiSetMode fails.
>
> It's a known problem, because the framebuffer device API has nothing
> which corresponds to the concept of "ggiCheckMode". (Nothing that is
> guaranteed to work, FB_ACTIVATE_TEST looked promising but last time I
> looked very few if any drivers supported it).
Actually many driver have finally come around to this. In fact their is
early work for monitor type support. I haven't finished it yet :(
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