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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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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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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:: |
21 | ||
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> |