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authorArvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu>2020-03-20 03:00:25 +0100
committerArd Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>2020-04-23 20:15:06 +0200
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efi/gop: Allow specifying mode number on command line
Add the ability to choose a video mode for the selected gop by using a command-line argument of the form video=efifb:mode=<n> Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200320020028.1936003-12-nivedita@alum.mit.edu Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
What is efifb?
==============
-This is a generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers.
-efifb is only for EFI booted Intel Macs.
+This is a generic EFI platform driver for systems with UEFI firmware. The
+system must be booted via the EFI stub for this to be usable. efifb supports
+both firmware with Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) displays as well as older
+systems with only Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) displays.
Supported Hardware
==================
@@ -12,11 +14,14 @@ Supported Hardware
- Macbook
- Macbook Pro 15"/17"
- MacMini
+- ARM/ARM64/X86 systems with UEFI firmware
How to use it?
==============
-efifb does not have any kind of autodetection of your machine.
+For UGA displays, efifb does not have any kind of autodetection of your
+machine.
+
You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf::
Macbook :
@@ -28,6 +33,9 @@ You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf::
Macbook Pro 17", iMac 20" :
video=efifb:i20
+For GOP displays, efifb can autodetect the display's resolution and framebuffer
+address, so these should work out of the box without any special parameters.
+
Accepted options:
======= ===========================================================
@@ -36,4 +44,10 @@ nowc Don't map the framebuffer write combined. This can be used
when large amounts of console data are written.
======= ===========================================================
+Options for GOP displays:
+
+mode=n
+ The EFI stub will set the mode of the display to mode number n if
+ possible.
+
Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com>