Fix vesafb with large memory
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ChangeSet 1.1199, 2003/05/06 22:04:11-03:00, [email protected]
[PATCH] Fix vesafb with large memory
Hi
I've recently been having a problem with the vesafb refusing to boot on my system, after investigation the problem further I found that it had been mentioned on the 27 March 2003, in this thread
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=104878364823195&w=2
In the thread Walt H, waltabbyh <at> comcast <dot> net, provides a fix. After just downloading 2.4.21-rc1 I noticed that this fix was not present. So heres a patch against 2.4.21-rc1 to fix this probelm.
Please CC me with any responses as I'm not on the list.
Cheers
Adam
# This patch includes the following deltas:
# ChangeSet 1.1198 -> 1.1199
#drivers/video/vesafb.c1.7 -> 1.8
#vesafb.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)diff -Nru
a/drivers/video/vesafb.cb/drivers/video/vesafb.c
drivers/video/vesafb.c line 525
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drivers/video/vesafb.c +1
-1@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ video_width = screen_info.lfb_width; video_height = screen_info.lfb_height; video_linelength = screen_info.lfb_linelength; - video_size = screen_info.lfb_size *65536 ; + video_size = screen_info.lfb_width * screen_info.lfb_height * video_bpp; video_visual = (video_bpp ==8 ) ?FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR :FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR ;
video_size must be in bytes, hence it must be
video_size = screen_info.lfb_width*screen_info.lfb_height*video_bpp/8;
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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