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| ab42b818 | 1 | ============== |
| a8557dc7 | 2 | What is efifb? |
| ab42b818 | 3 | ============== |
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4 | |
| 5 | This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers. | |
| a8557dc7 | 6 | efifb is only for EFI booted Intel Macs. |
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7 | |
| 8 | Supported Hardware | |
| 9 | ================== | |
| 10 | ||
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11 | - iMac 17"/20" |
| 12 | - Macbook | |
| 13 | - Macbook Pro 15"/17" | |
| 14 | - MacMini | |
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15 | |
| 16 | How to use it? | |
| 17 | ============== | |
| 18 | ||
| a8557dc7 | 19 | efifb does not have any kind of autodetection of your machine. |
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20 | You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:: |
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| b64ef8af | 22 | Macbook : |
| a8557dc7 | 23 | video=efifb:macbook |
| b64ef8af | 24 | MacMini : |
| a8557dc7 | 25 | video=efifb:mini |
| b64ef8af | 26 | Macbook Pro 15", iMac 17" : |
| a8557dc7 | 27 | video=efifb:i17 |
| b64ef8af | 28 | Macbook Pro 17", iMac 20" : |
| a8557dc7 | 29 | video=efifb:i20 |
| b64ef8af | 30 | |
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31 | Accepted options: |
| 32 | ||
| ab42b818 | 33 | ======= =========================================================== |
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34 | nowc Don't map the framebuffer write combined. This can be used |
| 35 | to workaround side-effects and slowdowns on other CPU cores | |
| 36 | when large amounts of console data are written. | |
| ab42b818 | 37 | ======= =========================================================== |
| dd0c41f8 | 38 | |
| b64ef8af | 39 | Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com> |