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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-07-26 09:21:09 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-07-26 09:21:09 -0700 |
| commit | 757c26b804428ef10888b8e00f34994dbe361d3a (patch) | |
| tree | 4695afbf476ce9818bc01d34d4c266811365296c /Documentation | |
| parent | e08dc1325feaf49eec392ee52feb2974ec3f5155 (diff) | |
| parent | 5a96a899bbdee86024ab9ea6d02b9e242faacbed (diff) | |
Merge branch 'drm-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6
* 'drm-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6: (135 commits)
drm/radeon/kms: fix DP training for DPEncoderService revision bigger than 1.1
drm/radeon/kms: add missing vddci setting on NI+
drm/radeon: Add a rmb() in IH processing
drm/radeon: ATOM Endian fix for atombios_crtc_program_pll()
drm/radeon: Fix the definition of RADEON_BUF_SWAP_32BIT
drm/radeon: Do an MMIO read on interrupts when not uisng MSIs
drm/radeon: Writeback endian fixes
drm/radeon: Remove a bunch of useless _iomem casts
drm/gem: add support for private objects
DRM: clean up and document parsing of video= parameter
DRM: Radeon: Fix section mismatch.
drm: really make debug levels match in edid failure code
drm/radeon/kms: fix i2c map for rv250/280
drm/nouveau/gr: disable fifo access and idle before suspend ctx unload
drm/nouveau: pass flag to engine fini() method on suspend
drm/nouveau: replace nv04_graph_fifo_access() use with direct reg bashing
drm/nv40/gr: rewrite/split context takedown functions
drm/nouveau: detect disabled device in irq handler and return IRQ_NONE
drm/nouveau: ignore connector type when deciding digital/analog on DVI-I
drm/nouveau: Add a quirk for Gigabyte NX86T
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/modedb.txt | 21 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt b/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt index ec4dee75a35..16aa0845391 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt +++ b/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in a video= option, fbmem considers that to be a global video mode option. Valid mode specifiers (mode_option argument): - <xres>x<yres>[M][R][-<bpp>][@<refresh>][i][m] + <xres>x<yres>[M][R][-<bpp>][@<refresh>][i][m][eDd] <name>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>] with <xres>, <yres>, <bpp> and <refresh> decimal numbers and <name> a string. @@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ pixels and 1.8% of yres). Sample usage: 1024x768M@60m - CVT timing with margins +DRM drivers also add options to enable or disable outputs: + +'e' will force the display to be enabled, i.e. it will override the detection +if a display is connected. 'D' will force the display to be enabled and use +digital output. This is useful for outputs that have both analog and digital +signals (e.g. HDMI and DVI-I). For other outputs it behaves like 'e'. If 'd' +is specified the output is disabled. + +You can additionally specify which output the options matches to. +To force the VGA output to be enabled and drive a specific mode say: + video=VGA-1:1280x1024@60me + +Specifying the option multiple times for different ports is possible, e.g.: + video=LVDS-1:d video=HDMI-1:D + ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** oOo ***** What is the VESA(TM) Coordinated Video Timings (CVT)? @@ -132,5 +147,5 @@ There may be more modes. tridentfb - Trident (Cyber)blade chipset frame buffer vt8623fb - VIA 8623 frame buffer -BTW, only a few drivers use this at the moment. Others are to follow -(feel free to send patches). +BTW, only a few fb drivers use this at the moment. Others are to follow +(feel free to send patches). The DRM drivers also support this. |