From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-20120419@schottelius.org>,
Francois Rigaut <frigaut@gmail.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 11:51:55 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120503185155.GA554@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120503184008.GB9432@schottelius.org>
On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 08:40:08PM +0200, Nico Schottelius wrote:
> Greg,
>
> Greg KH [Thu, May 03, 2012 at 08:35:47AM -0700]:
> > [...]
> >
> > How about if you load the acpiphp module instead? Some BIOSes use that
> > instead of pciehp.
> >
> > You need one of those drivers in order for this to work properly.
> >
> > Also, speaking of BIOS, make sure you have the latest updates, there
> > were a lot of initial problems with Thunderbolt hotplug issues that were
> > fixed in newer BIOS versions, so that will be required to be updated.
>
> I'm confused - to which BIOS are you referring to? I understood that
> Apple's Mac Book Air has its custom "similar to EFI" (*) code and not a
> traditional BIOS in place.
It's still a BIOS, and needs to be updated. If that BIOS boots using
EFI or the "old" format is not an issue here.
> (*) Which would also be interesting to replace with something like
> LinuxBios/Coreboot.
Good luck with that :)
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-03 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-04-19 16:38 Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor Nico Schottelius
2012-04-19 21:15 ` Greg KH
[not found] ` <CAMVeQ8r_3vuAxzbLyKoecOHOOGijUDkLfw+MK7o-WoWbuOGSrg@mail.gmail.com>
2012-05-02 16:36 ` Nico Schottelius
2012-05-02 20:25 ` Greg KH
2012-05-03 6:50 ` Nico Schottelius
2012-05-03 15:34 ` Greg KH
[not found] ` <CAMVeQ8qYu4bShd_+pwRv8bShhusJMDa-jjoqu7EujS4jt7RSNA@mail.gmail.com>
2012-05-03 15:35 ` Greg KH
2012-05-03 18:40 ` Nico Schottelius
2012-05-03 18:51 ` Greg KH [this message]
[not found] ` <CAMVeQ8q3PMMGmFSgrnqbW2HVdfmN+LgatX3TSfv5_2Ebuuj=QQ@mail.gmail.com>
2012-05-03 23:38 ` Greg KH
2012-05-04 4:19 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-04 18:48 ` Greg KH
2012-05-04 19:37 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-05-04 19:38 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-05-05 4:19 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-05 8:18 ` Jiang Liu
2012-05-05 8:47 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-05 15:27 ` Jiang Liu
2012-05-05 15:18 ` Jiang Liu
2012-05-05 16:48 ` Nico Schottelius
2012-05-06 3:22 ` Jiang Liu
2012-05-09 16:05 ` Greg KH
2012-05-10 1:49 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-10 3:45 ` Greg KH
2012-05-06 3:59 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-05 0:28 ` Francois Rigaut
2012-05-05 0:35 ` Greg KH
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