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



On 19-May-2008 KIYOHARA Takashi wrote:
> 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.

Hrmm.. so your bootloader can switch a matrox card into text mode?  PReP's
bootloader can switch an S3 card into text mode.  Sounds like we should trade
code, as I have the exact opposite problem you do. (no matrox support in prep)

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Tim Rightnour <root%garbled.net@localhost>
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