@rl_dane @OS1337 Unlike bare-metal support for old #DirectX versions I am convinced #MDA will stay for multiple reasons:
- Everything from the simplest #BIOS to most expensive commercial #UNIX rely on it for local outputs so much so that even the cheapest GPU one can buy new (#SiliconMotion #SM750) and every #BMC / #iKVM needs to support it.
Like I'm convinced it's economical suicide if any vendor decides to brick early boot messages on #RHEL, #SLES, etc. for no valid reason.
- Also MDA is the simplest mode and even if done entirely in Firmware on the GPU will be performant enough to deliver 60Hz & 60fps constantly.
Like I'm surprised noone has built a "LOM Card" to offer hardware-independent iKVM/BMC & #LOM capabilities to any system with like a (Mini-)PCIe (x1) slot...