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From: Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Flicker-free boot in DRM
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:48 -0400
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On 10/29/11 3:05 AM, Keith Packard wrote:

>   *  Would UEFI do any better? It does provide a native mode on my MBA,
>      it would be nice to know if this is at all common on regular PC
>      hardware that has UEFI support.

UEFI firmwares are not required to get native mode on the panel right by 
UEFI itself, I don't believe.  But there are logo requirements programs 
for some operating systems that require it, so it'll probably be quite 
common.

- ajax