[Openchrome-users] status of LVDS panel support?

[Xavier Bachelot]

Csillag Kristof wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I need some more information about the status of LVDS panel support
> of the driver.
> 
> I own a VIA EPIA SP8000E mainboard, which has CN400-based graphics.
> 
> I am considering to buy a notebook TFT panel,
> and use it as a secondary display.
> 
> (The SP8000E supports LVDS panels via the VIA VT1631L-based
> VIA LVDS-06 daughter board, which I would also need to buy.)
> 
> Would this work? Can I run X (with the OpenChrome driver)
> using both the usual VGA output and on the LVDS output simultaneously?
> 
> The wiki at
> http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=HardwareCaveats
> says that on cn400, panel support "needs VBE", and dual head
> is not implemented. Is what I want considered dual-head?
> 
Yes, this is considered dual head. This _should_ work with the code 
currently in the randr branch. Be warned this branch still has some 
glitches.

Regards,
Xaviier