Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Explanation of elilo

[Jerome B. <jgm...@ma...>]

Hello,

Ludovic Rousseau wrote:
> On 30/04/07, Jerome BENOIT <jgm...@ma...> wrote:
>> more precisely,
>> we can boot with EFI kernel,
> 
> Have you really tried?
> Did it worked with a kernel > 2.6.18?

I am running an efi kernel ( 2.6.19 + mactel ) on my macmini
> 
>> but video needs BIOS data to works properly:
> 
> Only if you want to use the proprietary ATI driver or the free VESA
> driver. The framebuffer was working correctly for me (even if it was
> slow and limited).
> 

Whereas on my macmini with a non efi kernel X stuff work fine,
with an efi kernel it no more true (I dot not care as I used it
as a number cruncher)

Jerome


> 

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