[Bug 53882] Re: [Bug 53882] Re: Corrupted output on external monitor/projector for iBook

[jtappin]

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:55:41 -0000
Ben Collins <ben.collins at ubuntu.com> wrote:

BC> This is a fairly extensive patch. I'd really like to see some
BC> feedback from kernel developers about this patch in relation to
BC> 2.6.x kernels.
BC> 
BC> What I would prefer is if there is a patch in a newer (> 2.6.15)
BC> kernel that could be easily backported (especially if it's already
BC> in upstream git, because then it's just a simple git command to pull
BC> the patch in).

I guess a quick note on the history of this patch is in order here.

It was originally done for a Debian 2.6.8 kernel, based on a patch for
the 2.4 series from Owen Stampflee [http://www.stampflee.com/kernel]
(see also Debian Bug report #298075) simply by identifying the bits with
correspoding functionality and following what had to be added to add the
same functionality as was added by the 2.4 patch. 

For Ubuntu kernels up to Breezy that original version has applied with
only a shift of line numbering, the 2.6.15 kernel in Dapper has changed
the macro definition that says we are on a Mac, so that had to be edited
manually. I would therefore be very surprised if the patch could not
apply to a more recent kernel with at most line offsets. 

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Corrupted output on external monitor/projector for iBook
https://launchpad.net/bugs/53882