Hello, > >>> the attached patch adds DDC2/I2C support to the tdfx driver which > >>> has the distinct advantage to work anywhere since it doesn't > >>> depend on the vbe module. It will try DDC2 first and if that fails > >>> fall back to the old vbe stuff when possible. > >>> Moved mode validation and related stuff /after/ monitor detection.
> >> That looks reasonable. > >> Does the vbe/int10 portion still need to be disabled for PowerPC? > > I don't see why they should be enabled - they're PC-specific and > > even with x86 emulation they would be pretty much useless since > > you're not too likely to encounter a graphics board with PC firmware > > in a Mac ( or other PowerPC boxes ) > > That's _no_ reason to disallow them. After all even your Mac has PCI > slots, not Mac-PCI slots, because the later don't exist. But the chances that it will ever have a VESA BIOS or anything responding to int10 in a PCish way is extremely small. I agree, it shouldn't have to be #ifdef'ed out as it is, but these modules would be useless on almost any PowerPC machine. have fun Michael
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