From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by sod.res.cmu.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA15364 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:18:40 -0400 Received: from gplmail.fc.hp.com (nsmail@gplmail.fc.hp.com [15.1.92.20]) by atlrel1.hp.com (8.8.6 (PHNE_17135)/8.8.5tis) with ESMTP id QAA14718 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:18:11 -0400 (EDT) Sender: don@atlrel1.hp.com Message-ID: <370BBD87.B30E259@fc.hp.com> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 14:18:15 -0600 From: Don Dyer MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jason Eckhardt CC: kumar@ix.netcom.com, parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Qn on Linux/PA-RISC future Console driver References: <199904071805.LAA22267@gatekeeper.equator.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii List-ID: 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