Re: [linux-fbdev] PATCH: tdfxfb: bugfix & enable SUN12x22 font,

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:20:41 +0200 (CEST)

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> The attached patch fixes that bug and enables 8--12 bit wide fonts, thus
> disabling the "No support ..." messages. I haven't found an indication that

Does it work now for fonts with width 16? I'd expect so.

BTW, instead of using #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN and swapping explicitly, it's
better to use the cpu_to_be* macros.

> there are any Voodoo3/Banshee cards for big endian machines. The bugfix implies
> that they never could have worked. (But if they have indeed, they would be
> broken after applying the patch. Could someone comment on this, please?)

Yes, people are using Voodoo3 boards on PPC. But they require(d) some patches,
IIRC.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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