> -----Original Message----- > From: jf simon [mailto:jfsthemis@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > jean-francois simon > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:30 AM > To: Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh) > Cc: Kernel Newbies > Subject: Re: Graphic card for PowerPC platform > > Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh) wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I am trying to install a PCI Graphic card on an embedded PowerPC > > system (Freescale evaluation board) running Linux. We would like to > > run Flash application on the card. As you may know there > are no BIOS > > for PowerPC board to enable the graphic card. > > Here are my questions: > > 1- Has anyone done this in past so could provide a > recommendation for > > card, driver and how to get around the Bios? > > i had the same issue on a powerPC platform. i added an > emulator in the firmware to emulate the graphic BIOS. then > the graphic card came up ok. > it is not as bad as it sounds. > i recall there were issues with endianess and one that had to > do with emulating the 0xCF8/0xCFC pci configuration cycles. > -jfs Hi Jean, What type of emulator and how you added it please? Thanks, Bizhan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
