Re: CVS updates/VGA mode setting

[James S. <jsi...@ac...>]

> > Nice. Support even for Mode X :-) I will take a look at it in depth. The
> 
> Yes. And it even works...

Great. Will merge with CVS code soon. 

> > one thing I like to see is vgacon set the video mode itself instead of
> > depending on the system firmware. The reason being is usually firmware is 
> 
> Problem is that for example Matrox devices are totaly dead after powerup.
> And enabling framebuffer region and accessing it can cause PCI bus lockup,
> because of memory clock (on old Millennium I) are programmed for 0Hz,
> so PCI read cycle never finish.

What I mean is read the values from the vga hardware instead of from
screeninfo which is provided by the firmware.