[Patch ] [Karmic] Enable the graphics Controller in B43 chipset

Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
Tue Sep 29 02:34:53 UTC 2009


Zhao, Yingying wrote:
> The following two patches from upstream enable the Graphics Controller in B43 chipset which are expected to be in 2.6.32 mainline kernel.
> 
> B43 Chipset is Intel mainstream chipset Q43 with AMT feature locked down,  but with different PCI IDs from Q43. The graphics driver should add according PCI ID to make it work normally. No more work is expected except PCI ID addition.
> 
> Karmic don't have the support for B43 now. The out-kernel support which impacts libdrm/xf86-video-intel/mesa is already there in Karmic, please consider to get these kernel patches in Karmic:
> 
> commit 7839c5d5519b6d9e2ccf3cdbf1c39e3817ad0835
> Author: Fabian Henze <hoacha at quantentunnel.de<mailto:hoacha at quantentunnel.de>>
> Date:   Tue Sep 8 00:59:59 2009 +0800
> 
>     drm/i915: add B43 chipset support
> 
>     Signed-off-by: Fabian Henze <hoacha at quantentunnel.de<mailto:hoacha at quantentunnel.de>>
>     Signed-off-by: Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw at linux.intel.com<mailto:zhenyuw at linux.intel.com>>
>     Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric at anholt.net<mailto:eric at anholt.net>>
> 
> commit 38d8a95621b20ed7868e232a35a26ee61bdcae6f
> Author: Fabian Henze <hoacha at quantentunnel.de<mailto:hoacha at quantentunnel.de>>
> Date:   Tue Sep 8 00:59:58 2009 +0800
> 
>     agp/intel: Add B43 chipset support
> 
>     Signed-off-by: Fabian Henze <hoacha at quantentunnel.de<mailto:hoacha at quantentunnel.de>>
>     [Fix reversed HB & IG ids for B43]
>     Signed-off-by: Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw at linux.intel.com<mailto:zhenyuw at linux.intel.com>>
>     Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric at anholt.net<mailto:eric at anholt.net>>
> 
> ---
> Yingying Zhao
> OSV Enabling / Intel Opensource Technology Center
> Phone: +86-10-82171691
> Fax: +86-10-82861445
> Inet: 8-758-1691
> 
> 
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