Re: Coldfire PCI going to VGA/Nvidia initial Console.

[John Jeffers <jjeffers@lufkin.com>]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008, Michael Schmitz wrote:
>   
> > > > I want to get a 3.3V PCI card to run in VGA mode (And these days 3.3V PCI
> > > > is
> > > > Nvidia or ATI ).  The 68K's traditionally do a switch to a frame buffer.
> > > > Can
> > > > anyone point out the best thread to follow to bring up a Nvidia PCI card
> > > > as
> > > > initial console?  I see where we go to serial console.(2.6.23-cf)  I am
> > > > somewhat unfamiliar with distro creation.
> > > >         
> > > You will have to run the BIOS code on the graphics card using an x86
> > > emulator first.
> > >       
> > Does the kernel ATI or Nvidia framebuffer code rely on OF init on PowerPC?
> >     
>
> Yes.
>
> There used to be initialization code in Linux for the ATI RAGE XL, but
> last time someone tried, it no longer worked.
>
> All other cards need to be initialized by the BIOS (or Open Firmware).
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>   
Well said.  Thats a part I missed Geert.  Do you recall any link to any 
particular code?  (Not that there is a working i386 emulator for 
coldfire.) And would I have a better chance on a ATI X1250 or Radeon.  
I'd love to get this working and contribute it back.

Thanks John