From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 29 20:43:48 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 32D9B519 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:43:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x22c.google.com (mail-ig0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EB5BE695 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:43:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igcau2 with SMTP id au2so58051206igc.0 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:43:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=QRT6Snm/qbpvzc4WWrZ4P8dKp2Ih3desfn5O2nRT580=; b=pCIAVJiS5ht9OKnNIikKmk1uNODV1bitfmAKcXLqUT0LaX27m5UZCo5uHIx0VCSMt6 gR3mhGQg/wYqCBmK8+M+SpxIMFyEiA2hu0Vk87pk284sgsAwnXfTeeIemTbDXbKKAear wGTPjunt3CMIjNDjd2OrpgFIXPgAxJgS8V2nCIYQ2HVfdAE32RMid26Yq95qfaJfPxfD UFYYXzyjP6+ug1MArA4ghfF+flA6v36vFj4Zxi8LfZELywg7LYogakpQX4n7BVWKy4lv YeGKOoLLo2b0a7k94rG83/rKPOI/w3B9DnoIiyWi7BpJKTdc9bBtrUuQnnedtOwevKlU h6yA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.107.7 with SMTP id gy7mr13351573igb.49.1427661826887; Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:43:46 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.36.17.194 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:43:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5518447B.7020601@riseup.net> References: <55168627.5060509@riseup.net> <5516CF6C.6080808@riseup.net> <5518447B.7020601@riseup.net> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:43:46 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: wlpMU0UaueqX11OsZwY5TiQTg_U Message-ID: Subject: Re: Libreboot X200 and FreeBSD From: Adrian Chadd To: Piotr Kubaj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: freebsd-current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:43:48 -0000 So, the loader needs updating to have VGA framebuffer support. I have started that as an investigation but I don't have anything tidy enough to start pushing into -HEAD. But yes, as long as they expose the VGA framebuffer in some meaningful way (read: either they pre-initialise a dumb framebuffer, or they provide basic BIOS services for it) then it'll eventually happen. -adrian