[SeaBIOS] [PATCH 0/2] Implement VBE function 15h

Julian Pidancet julian.pidancet at gmail.com
Mon Mar 12 15:40:14 CET 2012


On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Kevin O'Connor <kevin at koconnor.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 02:41:05AM +0000, Julian Pidancet wrote:
>> Implements VBE function 15h defined in the VBE/DDC standard.
>> Contains a preliminary implementation for bochsvga which returns
>> a hardcoded EDID with some generic informations.
>>
>> It seems Xorg refuses to use resolutions higher than 1024x768 if
>> the ROM doesn't return an EDID with timing informations to support
>> it.
>>
>> I think this work can be completed to add support for the Geode vga
>> ROM, as an I2C interface is probably available to extract the EDID
>> from a real monitor.
>
> I'm okay with the change, but I don't think it should be enabled in
> the upcoming SeaBIOS v1.7.0 release.  Perhaps add a config setting and
> disable it by default.
>
> Also, the comment on patch 2 seems to indicate it is untested.  I
> think it should be tested before committing.
>

How about including only the first of this 2-patch set. It only adds
the 15h function stub and is a pretty low-risk change.

-- 
Julian



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