Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Reading the EDID block for x86 machines

[Antonino D. <ad...@po...>]

On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 23:49, James Simmons wrote:
> > Anyway, I need help in testing the code (especially the Detailed
> > Information part).  Just apply the attached patch, disable Enhanced Disk
> > Driver support (under Processor Type and Features), and enable EDID
> > support (under Graphics option).  Finally, add the following line to the
> > fbdev driver that you use (anywhere, but a good place is the init code):
> 
> Diable Enhanced Disk support :-( I have a few suggestions. One we add a 
> pointer to struct screen_info that points to the edid information. We can 
> use phys_to_virt to translate that address into virtual memory. I can 
> create a patch today and store it in the BK tree. 

I think I found a chunk of around 500 bytes between INITRD and EDD, so
we can squeeze in EDID in there :-)  Although I'm confident on this,
I'll feel better if someone who boots with initrd can test it.

Tony