[parisc-linux] STI fb questions

[Joel Soete]

>So it should be able to display at least 800x600 in 24/32bit and
>1024x768 in 16bit, but it refuses to do so. 'dmesg' ALWAYS shows
>only 8bit colour depth regardless of the display resolution.
>

(may be you will find more accurate explanation on the stifb driver limits
with a search in this m-l)

>Obviously the standard sti=8/24 sti_font=VGA8x16 is used in the
>kernel command line (according to dmesg, however it's not specified in
>palo.conf).

Well if some parameters are not specified, palo take default value for those
once. 

>
>My question is know, does STIfb also supports 16bit? How can I force
>16bit and 24/32bit colour depths?

Unfortunately, it is not possible to force to use more than what dmesg announce
you (see limits) :(

> What does sti=8/24 exactly mean?
>
IIRC 8bit 24 colour depth.

Joel

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