On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux linux@arm.linux.org.uk wrote:
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 09:48:27AM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
Yes, I was assuming that Linus would keep Integrator/AP working since that is what he uses.
It's entirely possible that Linus doesn't use a VGA card with Integrator/AP if Linus is not using MILO - because MILO was the only boot loader for that platform which had an x86 emulator built in to run the VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card.
You are right, or, well, I have had an S3 VGA card plugged in and been scratching my head wondering how I should get the damned thing to work.
Now I *know* there is not really a way for me to make this work with the kernel only.
There are two boot loaders I'm aware of which are capable of doing this, and those are MILO and my boot loader for Footbridge platforms (which, incidentally, now runs ATA card BIOSes too complete with input support and can push out the VGA output via serial and accept keypresses via serial) - and that doesn't work on Integrator/AP.
I'm on U-boot for this thing, I wonder if that can do x86 emulation to initialize VGA card. I guess I'm about to learn.
Yours, Linus Walleij