[PATCH] backlight: corgi_bl: Generalise to support other Sharp SL hardware

[powerpc.git] / drivers / video / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 3a89061..22e9d69 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ config FB_MACMODES
        depends on FB
        default n
 
+config FB_FIRMWARE_EDID
+       bool "Enable firmware EDID"
+       depends on FB
+       default y
+       ---help---
+         This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware.
+        On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C
+        transfers do not work for your driver and if you are using
+        nvidiafb, i810fb or savagefb.
+
+        In general, choosing Y for this option is safe.  If you
+        experience extremely long delays while booting before you get
+        something on your display, try setting this to N.  Matrox cards in
+        combination with certain motherboards and monitors are known to
+        suffer from this problem.
+
 config FB_MODE_HELPERS
         bool "Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers"
         depends on FB