4 files changed, 33 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/video.S b/arch/i386/boot/video.S
index 0000a2674537..c9343c3a8082 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 0587477c99f2..32327bb37aff 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 8982e540214c..b0b9acfdd430 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 6336987dae62..2925e66a6732 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;