From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Generic VESA framebuffer driver and Video card BOOT? Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:15:57 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20041019211557.GD1142@elf.ucw.cz> References: <200410160551.40635.adaplas@hotpop.com> <416FFFFD.28877.2F2B6C9@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <416FFFFD.28877.2F2B6C9@localhost> List-Id: Cc: Jon Smirl , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Hi! > > In the case of something like a Mac you would want to keep the > > display blank until the early user space code initializes the > > display in graphics mode. Only if you get a fatal error before this > > would you dump the info using the Open Firmware display. Same > > strategy would apply to x86. > > True. On the Mac they use the speakers so the user knows that the machine > is booting. Almost immediately after hitting the power you will hear a > calming sound coming from the speaker, and it might be another 5 seconds > or so before the actual video comes up. Heh, I'm trying to do the some in i386 resume case... If you can call square waves at 600Hz "calming sound" :-). Having video early would certainly be more welcome. Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl!