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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:44:27 +0200
From: Carsten Langgaard <carstenl@mips.com>
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Andrew Thornton wrote:

> Geert,
>
> >> I guess this is not surprising because the Malta firmware isn't a PC
> BIOS.
> >
> >If the RAGE XL is the officially supported video board for the Malta, I
> >wouldn't have been surprised if its firmware would have contained code to
> >initialize the RAGE XL. But unfortunately this doesn't seem to be the case.
>
> I don't know if YAMON supports anything other than a serial terminal for its
> console.

YAMON doesn't initialize the RAGE XL as it is a PCI plug-in card.
The video driver in the 'supported' OS initialize the card.

>
> >Next question: is there sample code available (e.g. with the `supported' OS
> for
> >the Malta) to initialize the RAGE XL?
>
> It has been pointed out to me that there is some source code, but this
> originates from a non-suitable source for use in Linux. Need I say more?

I'm afraid we can't provide you with the sources, you need to contact the
OS vendor yourself.

>
> Andrew Thornton

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