From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Kendall Bennett" Subject: Re: Re: Generic VESA framebuffer driver and Video card BOOT? Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:36:59 -0700 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <4177AD6B.23151.20F0292D@localhost> References: <41764FB3.29782.1B9A13F4@localhost> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CKikL-0008DL-Ar for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:37:13 -0700 Received: from mail.scitechsoft.com ([63.195.13.67]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.41) id 1CKikJ-00007w-3n for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:37:12 -0700 In-reply-to: <20041020191044.GB21315@elf.ucw.cz> Content-description: Mail message body Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Pavel Machek Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Pavel Machek wrote: > One more question: Does 0xc0000 POST method work even on > notebooks? On regular machines, PCI card must have normal bios and > stuff is easy. On notebooks there was talk about "integrated bios" > where it really has no video bios at all and system bios POSTs the > card. Have you seen that? We have never had a need to POST a notebook Video BIOS so I don't know what would happen. It is an interesting question, and if this is to be used for resume operations something that should be investigated. Regards, --- Kendall Bennett Chief Executive Officer SciTech Software, Inc. Phone: (530) 894 8400 http://www.scitechsoft.com ~ SciTech SNAP - The future of device driver technology! ~ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl