Re: [2.6.2-rc2, rivafb]: GeForce4 440 Go 64M overflows fb_fix_screeninfo.id

[James Simmons]

> No way. Second part (riva/fbdev.c) is OK, but first part is wrong. fb_fix_screeninfo
> is part of ABI, and as such cannot be changed. No fb application is going to work
> on your system - try 'fbset -i' (unless you rebuilt fbset binary after doing this change).
> 
> You'll have to live with 'GeForce4-440-GO' name.

I applied the fbdev.c part but Petr is right. It would break userland.


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