[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Matrox G400 TV out w/ DirectFB (resend)

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > i'm just trying to get directfb working, does it really need fbdev support?
> 
> Yes. It uses fbdev for mode switching and such. And with matrox cards you
> also get IRQ based vblank waiting with the patch included with DirectFB.

ahh.
it would be great to have textmode or accelerated (not via fbdev) X on 1st
head while playing movie to TV via second head :)
maybe i'll implement that one day.

> > it seems that the included (in dfb) matrox driver has everything needed to
> > enable 2nd head, bes, crtc2.
> 
> Yes all crtc2 stuff is programmed from DirectFB but you still need fbdev
> for the primary head. It's not possible to use only crtc2.
ok


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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