From: Don Dyer <don@fc.hp.com>
To: Jason Eckhardt <jason@equator.com>
Cc: kumar@ix.netcom.com, parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Qn on Linux/PA-RISC future Console driver
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 14:18:15 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <370BBD87.B30E259@fc.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 199904071805.LAA22267@gatekeeper.equator.com
Jason Eckhardt wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> > Has anyone done some work on Linux/PA-RISC Console driver.
> > Are we planning to use PDC for console or is it possible
> > to directly access Console device.
> >
>
> I believe HP-UX uses the STI ROM interface rather than going
> through the IODC interface (i.e. like the bootstrap), although an HP person
> can tell us positively.
IODC uses STI to access the graphics device. This removes graphics
device dependencies in IODC and allows any graphics device (including
unknown or new devices) to be used as the text only boot device.
Don Dyer
Workstation Systems Lab
+1 970/898-4277
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-04-07 20:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-04-07 18:05 [parisc-linux] Qn on Linux/PA-RISC future Console driver Jason Eckhardt
1999-04-07 19:47 ` Grant Grundler
1999-04-07 20:18 ` Don Dyer [this message]
1999-04-07 21:43 ` Bill Katz
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1999-04-07 3:06 Kumar
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