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Hello,

> >>> Log Message:
> >>> Don't call vgaHWSave() or vgaHWRestore() on PowerPC, this allows
> >>> the driver to
> >>> work on macppc.
> >>
> >> But seems totally wrong for PowerPC systems that use VGA the same
> >> way a PC would.
> >
> > True. On the other hand all the other drivers do just that.
> > Are there any PowerPC systems that run a VGA like a PC does? My
> > PowerStack doesn't, the firmware uses OF-typical 8 bit graphics.
>=20
> BeBox?

Ah, didn't know about that one.

> Anyway, making assumptions based on processor architecture is bogus.

True, but...
- are we likely to encounter a Rage 128 in a BeBox at all?=20
- the other drivers do the same, basically to tell Macs from PCs
- I think a compile time option is good enough ( and it can be recycled
  for other drivers ), should probably go into a Makefile and pass
  -DNEEDS_VGAHW or something like that based on which port we're
  running on. The problem isn't about running text mode, it's about
  being able to access the VGA registers.

have fun
Michael

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