xf86-video-intel (2.4.2) and support for Focus FS454

[Eric Anholt]

On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 20:04 +0200, Stefan /*St0fF*/ Hübner wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I've got a system here which consists of Intel 830CGC and a focus fs454
> chip to produce TV-output.  Is there any way of making this work on a
> relatively current linux?  I'm asking this as I could not make
> successful use of the IEGD-suites available from Intel a.t.m.
> 
> How could the fs454 be made usable with the 2.4.2 version? (I've seen
> some sub-modules for other chips that seem to have the same purpose)
> 
> Is support planned?
> 
> Would Intel help?

No, we're no longer adding additional support for old DVO encoders.
Most of them have freely available specifications such that anyone with
time and interest could write a driver for them.  I saw fs454 register
specs with some cursory googling.  If that's not enough, mmiotrace and
friends can help trace what the BIOS does to program your hardware so
you can write a better native driver.

-- 
Eric Anholt
eric at anholt.net                         eric.anholt at intel.com


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