[PATCH] lxfb: Fix console blanking

Andres Salomon dilinger at queued.net
Wed Jul 9 13:12:30 EDT 2008


On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:35:44 -0600
Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse at amd.com> wrote:

> The attached patch fixes console blanking in the Geode LX framebuffer.
> The current code blanks the DACs, but that does not appear to be
> enough to actually blank the screen (some characters remain visible).
> 
> The new code turns off the CRT enable bit for all modes, which forces
> blanking.  Also, to save power the DAC is powered down in the more 
> aggressive blanking modes.  
> 

Acked-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger at debian.org>



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