linux-kernel - Re: Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor

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Date:	Thu, 3 May 2012 20:40:08 +0200
From:	Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-20120419@...ottelius.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Francois Rigaut <frigaut@...il.com>,
	Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-20120419@...ottelius.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor

Greg,

Greg KH [Thu, May 03, 2012 at 08:35:47AM -0700]:
> [...]
> 
> How about if you load the acpiphp module instead?  Some BIOSes use that
> instead of pciehp.
> 
> You need one of those drivers in order for this to work properly.
> 
> Also, speaking of BIOS, make sure you have the latest updates, there
> were a lot of initial problems with Thunderbolt hotplug issues that were
> fixed in newer BIOS versions, so that will be required to be updated.

I'm confused - to which BIOS are you referring to? I understood that
Apple's Mac Book Air has its custom "similar to EFI" (*) code and not a
traditional BIOS in place.

Cheers,

Nico

(*) Which would also be interesting to replace with something like
    LinuxBios/Coreboot.

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