Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932540AbWEXBuy (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 21:50:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932541AbWEXBuy (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 21:50:54 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:55259 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932540AbWEXBuy (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 21:50:54 -0400 Message-ID: <4473BBEE.6030509@garzik.org> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 21:50:38 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthew Garrett CC: Jon Smirl , 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 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> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.1 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.1 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 581 Lines: 17 Matthew Garrett wrote: > 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. True in theory, but that's a task of immense proportions. The Video BIOS is often the only place where RAM timings and other board-specific data lives. Jeff - 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/