[coreboot] Geode LX VGA BIOS Patch
Kevin O'Connor
kevin at koconnor.net
Wed Sep 9 15:33:45 CEST 2009
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 02:54:48PM -0400, Chris Kindt wrote:
> Another Updated Patch:
>
> So far I have heard of problems when using a lcd connected to the vga
> port and when switching from X to back to the console. I was able to
> replicate problems and address them with this patch.
>
> For the lcd issues, the left side of the screen was distorted and
> cropped. This was a timing problem from using incorrect modes. My crt
> was able to function correctly with these modes. There were two issues
> with the mode table. When creating the patch I copied the original
> seabios table instead of the geodelx modified table. Then even with the
> correct geodelx table, the seabios table is still addressed at compile
> time. The geodelx-v3 patch includes the modified table, while the
> geodelx-modehack patch is a temporary quick fix to address the right
> table.
Hi Chris,
As before, the main seabios patch looks good to me. The "modehack"
patch, of course, needs to be cleaned up before committing. Are you
still working on this?
-Kevin
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