Re: Where arch/bebox/pci/pfb.c?

[KIYOHARA Takashi <kiyohara%kk.iij4u.or.jp@localhost>]

From: Tim Rightnour <root%garbled.net@localhost>
Subject: Re: Where arch/bebox/pci/pfb.c?
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 08:46:53 -0700 (MST)

> 
> On 17-May-2008 Michael Lorenz wrote:
> >> And I have a new problem.  Both of the match() of vga and genfb  
> >> returns 1.
> >> Therefore, which attaching is tried cannot be specified.  Isn't it  
> >> return
> >> value revokable dynamic in some methods we?
> > 
> > genfb is intended to be a catch-all fallback for graphics cards where  
> > we can find the framebuffer but don't have a native driver for it.  
> > Drivers like chipsfb, machfb etc. all return 100 they match something  
> > so they'd win against genfb.
> > 
> > If vga works I'd say stick with it.
> 
> It's my understanding that the vga device driver is useless on bebox.  If you
> have genfb working, is there any reason you want vga to attach?  I would think
> once you have genfb working, you yank vga from the config.

hmm...
see. arch/bebox/stand/README

BootROM of BeBox initializes some cards to the frame buffer.  For
instance, it is a S3 vga card.
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^
However, it remains about VGA like the Matrox vga card.  This can be
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
initialized to the text mode of vga by boot_vga.  However, it is not
possible to initialize it to the frame buffer.

In addition, the S3 vga card cannot be changed to the VGA text mode.


And, BeOS supports both cards.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is very sad that I stop either support on NetBSD.   X-<

Thanks,
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kiyohara