On Llu, 2005-08-22 at 16:40 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > That may be the problem with MGA - I think some gfx cards used the same > decoder for ROM and for the video RAM aperture, so that you were supposed
MGA requires the ROM can be mapped temporarily in order to read the data tables. X itself solves this by mapping the ROM over the RAM addresses assigned by the OS then mapping the RAM back after finishing with the ROM. Its a fairly standard video card trick. What X does in the presence of kernel support it recognizes I'm not however sure. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
