FreeBe, Displaylink

[Jordan Crouse]

On 26/09/07 10:31 -0400, Jim Gettys wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 06:52 -0700, big one wrote:
> > > No VGA/EGA/CGA.
> > 
> > This is some sort of free VESA BIOS and the author said the source code can be ported to Linux platform:
> > 
> > http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/freebe/
> 
> The Geode emulation system is "interesting", to say the least.

> While technically possible to replace the closed source code we
> eliminated, it would be a ***lot*** of work, mostly due to learning
> curve and debugging time of working at that level of the Geode.  Given
> that there are good emulators that run under X, this seems to be a poor
> use of time, from where i sit (then again, some might accuse me of bias
> about X ;-).

Not to mention that getting the SMI support into OFW would be an interesting
and frustrating task that Mitch would probably rather jump into a nearby
volcano then undertake.

Jordan