EFI- intel xorg-driver for Macbook

[Peter Weber]

The graphic's drivers from Intel really on the VideoBIOS, which is (of
course?) not available on an EFI-Platform.

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The X.org / XFree86 drivers for Intel and ATI hardware require a Video
BIOS to initialize the card. The Linux text console also relies on the
Video BIOS. Apple’s firmware only provides a Video BIOS when booting in
BIOS compatibility mode. Without it, you only get unaccellerated frame
buffer graphics. 
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Source http://refit.sourceforge.net/myths/

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Boot loader: Currently, you should use LILO and Boot Camp to boot Linux.
The proprietary ATI drivers require a Video BIOS, and that is only
present when booted through Boot Camp. (The same applies to the Intel
graphics in the Mac mini.) It is still possible to boot with elilo, but
you'll only get unaccellerated 2D graphics (framebuffer).
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Source http://www.mactel-linux.org/wiki/Dual_Booting/

Of course Intel can say that's Apple's job because it is their hardware,
but in fact (U)EFI is a development from Intel, the GMA-X3100 is a
development from Intel. Booth together should work on any supported OS,
or?


How I said, I am a shell-user but nearly everyone needs today also
OpenGL-Support under X11. And I don't understand, why just Intel
delivers only working drivers for OS X from Apple?


So I am now asking for the development for the next months :-)

Greetz

PS: I hope I don't sound to angry.



On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 12:27 -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 11, 2008 11:40 am Peter Weber wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > is there a xorg-driver for the X3100 in development, which really
> > support's EFI?
> >
> > I am really frustrated due the bad support from Intel, for it's only
> > EFI-Technology! I don't want use the legacy-bios, because GNU/LINUX
> > fully supports EFI.
> 
> Can you be more specific about the problems you're seeing?  This is
the first 
> I've heard of "bad support"--we try to do our best in dealing with
bug 
> reports and issues people report.  Please try to collect enough
information 
> about your configuration to file a bug, according to 
> http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html and we'll
take a 
> look at it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jesse

On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 12:27 -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 11, 2008 11:40 am Peter Weber wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > is there a xorg-driver for the X3100 in development, which really
> > support's EFI?
> >
> > I am really frustrated due the bad support from Intel, for it's only
> > EFI-Technology! I don't want use the legacy-bios, because GNU/LINUX
> > fully supports EFI.
> 
> Can you be more specific about the problems you're seeing?  This is the first 
> I've heard of "bad support"--we try to do our best in dealing with bug 
> reports and issues people report.  Please try to collect enough information 
> about your configuration to file a bug, according to 
> http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html and we'll take a 
> look at it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jesse