Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932278AbWEWW5s (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932461AbWEWW5s (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:48 -0400 Received: from chiark.greenend.org.uk ([193.201.200.170]:22453 "EHLO chiark.greenend.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932278AbWEWW5s (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:48 -0400 To: "Jon Smirl" Cc: "Kyle Moffett" , "Manu Abraham" , "linux cbon" , "Helge Hafting" , Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "D. Hazelton" Subject: Re: OpenGL-based framebuffer concepts In-Reply-To: <9e4733910605231017g146e16dfnd61eb22a72bd3f5f@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060519224056.37429.qmail@web26611.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <44700ACC.8070207@gmail.com> <200605230048.14708.dhazelton@enter.net> <200605230048.14708.dhazelton@enter.net> <9e4733910605231017g146e16dfnd61eb22a72bd3f5f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 23:57:36 +0100 Message-Id: From: Matthew Garrett Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 777 Lines: 17 Jon Smirl wrote: > 1) Running the video ROM at boot to reset cards, emu86 Jon, how many times am I going to have to tell you that this won't work? The video ROM is not always present on laptop hardware, and even when it is it may jump into sections of ROM that have vanished since boot. In the long run, graphics drivers need to know how to program cards from scratch rather than depending on 80x25 text mod being there for them. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59-chiark.mail.linux-rutgers.kernel@srcf.ucam.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/