> > I'm looking for a VGA controller to use with an embedded PPC405-based > system. > > I had a look at the Silicon Motion chips (712/722) and they seem very > > suited for embedded applications. > >Errr - may I ask what is special about this brand?
It seems these chips are the easiest to integrate in a PowerPC embedded systems. Laurent Mohin from Acterna confirmed it is possible to use them without executing their x86 BIOS with a software emulator (U-Boot already includes a driver that initializes the chip). See also his message in this thread. Best regards, llandre ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/