Preferred resolution detection for VBE.

* grub-core/video/i386/pc/vbe.c (grub_vbe_bios_get_flat_panel_info):
New function.
(grub_vbe_bios_get_ddc_capabilities): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_bios_read_edid): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_edid_checksum): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_get_preferred_mode): Likewise.  Try EDID followed by the
Flat Panel extension, in line with the X.org VESA driver.
(grub_video_vbe_setup): When the mode is "auto", try to get the
preferred mode from VBE, and use the largest mode that is no larger
than the preferred mode (some BIOSes expose a preferred mode that is
not in their mode list!).  If this fails, fall back to 640x480 as a
safe conservative choice.
* include/grub/i386/pc/vbe.h (struct grub_vbe_flat_panel_info): New
structure.
(struct grub_vbe_edid_info): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_bios_get_flat_panel_info): Add prototype.
(grub_vbe_bios_get_ddc_capabilities): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_bios_read_edid): Likewise.

* util/grub.d/00_header.in (GRUB_GFXMODE): Default to "auto".  This
is more appropriate on a wider range of platforms than 640x480.
This commit is contained in:
Colin Watson 2010-12-14 16:22:19 +00:00
parent 159b4a8bb7
commit e03f549b3e
4 changed files with 256 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -169,6 +169,81 @@ struct grub_vbe_palette_data
grub_uint8_t alignment;
} __attribute__ ((packed));
struct grub_vbe_flat_panel_info
{
grub_uint16_t horizontal_size;
grub_uint16_t vertical_size;
grub_uint16_t panel_type;
grub_uint8_t red_bpp;
grub_uint8_t green_bpp;
grub_uint8_t blue_bpp;
grub_uint8_t reserved_bpp;
grub_uint32_t reserved_offscreen_mem_size;
grub_vbe_farptr_t reserved_offscreen_mem_ptr;
grub_uint8_t reserved[14];
} __attribute__ ((packed));
struct grub_vbe_edid_info
{
grub_uint8_t header[8];
grub_uint16_t manufacturer_id;
grub_uint16_t product_id;
grub_uint32_t serial_number;
grub_uint8_t week_of_manufacture;
grub_uint8_t year_of_manufacture;
grub_uint8_t version;
grub_uint8_t revision;
grub_uint8_t video_input_definition;
grub_uint8_t max_horizontal_image_size;
grub_uint8_t max_vertical_image_size;
grub_uint8_t display_gamma;
grub_uint8_t feature_support;
#define GRUB_VBE_EDID_FEATURE_PREFERRED_TIMING_MODE (1 << 1)
grub_uint8_t red_green_lo;
grub_uint8_t blue_white_lo;
grub_uint8_t red_x_hi;
grub_uint8_t red_y_hi;
grub_uint8_t green_x_hi;
grub_uint8_t green_y_hi;
grub_uint8_t blue_x_hi;
grub_uint8_t blue_y_hi;
grub_uint8_t white_x_hi;
grub_uint8_t white_y_hi;
grub_uint8_t established_timings_1;
grub_uint8_t established_timings_2;
grub_uint8_t manufacturer_reserved_timings;
grub_uint16_t standard_timings[8];
struct {
grub_uint16_t pixel_clock;
/* Only valid if the pixel clock is non-null. */
grub_uint8_t horizontal_active_lo;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_blanking_lo;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_hi;
grub_uint8_t vertical_active_lo;
grub_uint8_t vertical_blanking_lo;
grub_uint8_t vertical_hi;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_sync_offset_lo;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_sync_pulse_width_lo;
grub_uint8_t vertical_sync_lo;
grub_uint8_t sync_hi;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_image_size_lo;
grub_uint8_t vertical_image_size_lo;
grub_uint8_t image_size_hi;
grub_uint8_t horizontal_border;
grub_uint8_t vertical_border;
grub_uint8_t flags;
} detailed_timings[4];
grub_uint8_t extension_flag;
grub_uint8_t checksum;
} __attribute__ ((packed));
/* Prototypes for helper functions. */
/* Call VESA BIOS 0x4f00 to get VBE Controller Information, return status. */
grub_vbe_status_t
@ -197,6 +272,15 @@ grub_vbe_bios_get_scanline_length (grub_uint32_t *length);
grub_vbe_status_t
grub_vbe_bios_get_display_start (grub_uint32_t *x,
grub_uint32_t *y);
/* Call VESA BIOS 0x4f11 to get flat panel information, return status. */
grub_vbe_status_t
grub_vbe_bios_get_flat_panel_info (struct grub_vbe_flat_panel_info *flat_panel_info);
/* Call VESA BIOS 0x4f15 to get DDC availability, return status. */
grub_vbe_status_t
grub_vbe_bios_get_ddc_capabilities (grub_uint8_t *level);
/* Call VESA BIOS 0x4f15 to read EDID information, return status. */
grub_vbe_status_t
grub_vbe_bios_read_edid (struct grub_vbe_edid_info *edid_data);
grub_vbe_status_t grub_vbe_bios_getset_dac_palette_width (int set, int *width);