From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com Message-ID: <397D7C3E.34DD37FC@vnet.ibm.com> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:38:38 +0000 Reply-To: tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FASSINO Jean-Philippe CC: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: RTAS on PowerMac Newworld References: <397D6A7A.CBF58A52@francetelecom.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: FASSINO Jean-Philippe wrote: > > Hello, > > Just a question about RTAS on PowerMac G4, > does linux kernel can call RTAS function ? Hi Jean-Philippe, You can call RTAS on a PowerMac but I wouldn't do it. From what I understand Apple doesn't recommend that you make use of RTAS on their hardware. On RS/6000 hardware you most certainly can use RTAS. > And if not, why ? > I'm trying to do it and that fail... > > JP -- Tom Gall - PowerPC Linux Team "Where's the ka-boom? There was Linux Technology Center supposed to be an earth (w) tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com shattering ka-boom!" (w) 507-253-4558 -- Marvin Martian (h) tgall@uswest.net http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/