[MPlayer-users] Re: Kernel 2.6, mga_vid, tvout & Matrox 400?

[Hanno Mueller]

Hi,

>>I'm struggling to get mga_vid and TV output running with Kernel 2.6.2
>>
>>Is there a HOWTO on this?
>>
>>I've found some unofficial patch for mga_vid and it compiles and appears 
>>to work. i2c-matroxfb leads to a null pointer error message, though...
> 
> Last I heard, you have to patch the broken 2.6 fb layer to get back
> 2.4 functionality. The Linux kernel devs can be totally incompetent
> sometimes... Try searching for the patch url; I don't know it right
> off.

Where can I find this patch?

I found an "fbdev" patch - is that the right one? There was no status 
information on it and it doesn't seem to work with 2.6.2...

Is there something like an "official homepage" for that patch?


Thanks,

Hanno