Re: boot camp and/or new firmware?

On 14/08/06, Chris L. Mason <clmason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 8/14/06, Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 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.

Sure. But is that pseudo BIOS installed by the firmware 1.0.1 upgrade
or by Boot Camp?
Where is stored the pseudo BIOS? in firmware or in a file on the disk?

Bye,

-- 
  Dr. Ludovic Rousseau

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