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-rw-r--r--arch/i386/boot/video.S5
-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/boot/video.S5
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/vesafb.c27
-rw-r--r--include/linux/screen_info.h3
4 files changed, 33 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/video.S b/arch/i386/boot/video.S
index 0000a267453..c9343c3a808 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/video.S
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/video.S
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
#define PARAM_VESAPM_OFF 0x30
#define PARAM_LFB_PAGES 0x32
#define PARAM_VESA_ATTRIB 0x34
+#define PARAM_CAPABILITIES 0x36
/* Define DO_STORE according to CONFIG_VIDEO_RETAIN */
#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_RETAIN
@@ -233,6 +234,10 @@ mopar_gr:
movw 18(%di), %ax
movl %eax, %fs:(PARAM_LFB_SIZE)
+# store mode capabilities
+ movl 10(%di), %eax
+ movl %eax, %fs:(PARAM_CAPABILITIES)
+
# switching the DAC to 8-bit is for <= 8 bpp only
movw %fs:(PARAM_LFB_DEPTH), %ax
cmpw $8, %ax
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/video.S b/arch/x86_64/boot/video.S
index 0587477c99f..32327bb37af 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/video.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/boot/video.S
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
#define PARAM_VESAPM_OFF 0x30
#define PARAM_LFB_PAGES 0x32
#define PARAM_VESA_ATTRIB 0x34
+#define PARAM_CAPABILITIES 0x36
/* Define DO_STORE according to CONFIG_VIDEO_RETAIN */
#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_RETAIN
@@ -233,6 +234,10 @@ mopar_gr:
movw 18(%di), %ax
movl %eax, %fs:(PARAM_LFB_SIZE)
+# store mode capabilities
+ movl 10(%di), %eax
+ movl %eax, %fs:(PARAM_CAPABILITIES)
+
# switching the DAC to 8-bit is for <= 8 bpp only
movw %fs:(PARAM_LFB_DEPTH), %ax
cmpw $8, %ax
diff --git a/drivers/video/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
index 8982e540214..b0b9acfdd43 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static unsigned short *pmi_base = NULL;
static void (*pmi_start)(void);
static void (*pmi_pal)(void);
static int depth;
-
+static int vga_compat;
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
static int vesafb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ static int vesafb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
static void vesa_setpalette(int regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
unsigned blue)
{
+ int shift = 16 - depth;
+
#ifdef __i386__
struct { u_char blue, green, red, pad; } entry;
- int shift = 16 - depth;
if (pmi_setpal) {
entry.red = red >> shift;
@@ -101,14 +102,20 @@ static void vesa_setpalette(int regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
"d" (regno), /* EDX */
"D" (&entry), /* EDI */
"S" (&pmi_pal)); /* ESI */
- } else {
- /* without protected mode interface, try VGA registers... */
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * without protected mode interface and if VGA compatible,
+ * try VGA registers...
+ */
+ if (vga_compat) {
outb_p(regno, dac_reg);
outb_p(red >> shift, dac_val);
outb_p(green >> shift, dac_val);
outb_p(blue >> shift, dac_val);
}
-#endif
}
static int vesafb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ static int __init vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB)
return -ENODEV;
+ vga_compat = (screen_info.capabilities & 2) ? 0 : 1;
vesafb_fix.smem_start = screen_info.lfb_base;
vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel = screen_info.lfb_depth;
if (15 == vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel)
@@ -318,6 +326,12 @@ static int __init vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
}
}
+ if (vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel == 8 && !pmi_setpal && !vga_compat) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "vesafb: hardware palette is unchangeable,\n"
+ " colors may be incorrect\n");
+ vesafb_fix.visual = FB_VISUAL_STATIC_PSEUDOCOLOR;
+ }
+
vesafb_defined.xres_virtual = vesafb_defined.xres;
vesafb_defined.yres_virtual = vesafb_fix.smem_len / vesafb_fix.line_length;
if (ypan && vesafb_defined.yres_virtual > vesafb_defined.yres) {
@@ -354,7 +368,8 @@ static int __init vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
printk(KERN_INFO "vesafb: %s: "
"size=%d:%d:%d:%d, shift=%d:%d:%d:%d\n",
(vesafb_defined.bits_per_pixel > 8) ?
- "Truecolor" : "Pseudocolor",
+ "Truecolor" : (vga_compat || pmi_setpal) ?
+ "Pseudocolor" : "Static Pseudocolor",
screen_info.rsvd_size,
screen_info.red_size,
screen_info.green_size,
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index 6336987dae6..2925e66a673 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct screen_info {
u16 vesapm_off; /* 0x30 */
u16 pages; /* 0x32 */
u16 vesa_attributes; /* 0x34 */
- /* 0x36 -- 0x3f reserved for future expansion */
+ u32 capabilities; /* 0x36 */
+ /* 0x3a -- 0x3f reserved for future expansion */
};
extern struct screen_info screen_info;