Re: boot camp and/or new firmware?

On 8/14/06, Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In many documentations I read that Boot Camp is needed to boot from
> BIOS. One good example is "2D/3D Acceleration works with BootCamp and
> the latest ATI Drivers" on the main page of the Wiki [1].
>
> I think the sentence is incorrect since Boot Camp is not needed at
> all. Only the firmware upgrade to version 1.0.1 to allow a BIOS boot
> is needed. Boot Camp is just a nice tool to repartition the hard disk
> and burn a CD with Windows drivers.
>
> You do not need to install or use Boot Camp to use the ATI proprietary
> driver or the VESA modes.
>
> Do you agree?
>

I think the ATI drivers don't work without the pseudo BIOS.


Chris

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