Subject: Re: UniNorth Bridge chip
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Dan Winship <danw@MIT.EDU>
List: port-macppc
Date: 01/11/2000 17:03:21
> Our pci code (and I think Linux's also) doesn't support that. I spoke with
> Jason, though, and the alpha PCI code has supported that since day 1. So
> we can get things working with native (non RTAS) pci support. :-)
Until the next time Apple switches PCI chipsets, at which point,
LinuxPPC would already work with it, and we'd need to add more hacks.
Plus, adding RTAS support also wins us nvram access and the ability to
beep. :)
-- Dan