<snip> > This is typically the case with all video cards. Almost each > modern video chip requires a complicated initialization sequence > involving setting up of the chip's internal clock net, turning > on the various PLLs, configuring the SGRAM controller, etc... > along with blasting a couple of non documented registers controlling > internal chip workarounds ...
Is this the case on laptops (read: 3rd gen tibook) too? <snip> > Another solution, probably more realistic, would be to have some > kind of small forth interpreter & OF emulator to be able to > re-run the Open Firmware fcode of the card on wakeup. I'm quite > sure the fcode for those cards relies only on a few support > routines from the common OF support packages. Assuming yes on the former question, would this work on the TiBook too? -Brett
