Re: kernel-source-2.2.19 diff: CV64

[Nick Holgate <holgate@debian.org>]

> The included diff drops the configuration choice of a module for the
> CV64 driver, since it will not work as a module. It also makes use of
> the gfx hardware to blank the display instead of just changing the
> colormap. I have tested this by cross-compiling on my PC and running the
> kernel-image on my A3000. The diffs are vs. the Debian source and m68k
> patch packages. Hopefully I have generated the diff in the correct way,
> if not, please tell me what I did wrong so I can do it right the next
> time.

Thanks for the patch, I have added this to the 2.2.19 kernel patch
package. However I have made the hardware blanking patch a kernel config
option, of which the Debian stock kernels still use the old colormap
scheme.

The new kernel-patch package has been uploaded to Incoming but is also
available at:

 http://people.debian.org/~holgate/kernel-2.2.19

Nick

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