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Intel panel: Linux probe of the firmware display state (M0) #13

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watchthelight 2026-10-21

Done 2026-10-20 (N-191). Firmware state in BIOS Hybrid: GMD_ID 12.70 / 13.00 / 14.00, plane A linear XRGB8888 2560x1600 at 165 Hz, PLANE_SURF 0xFF000000, DSMBASE 0x70800000 (= GOP framebuffer), GSMBASE 0x70000000, PCode stolen access (0x138914) = 1, PSR1 panel, backlight not on the PCH PWM. Linux i915 loads DMC 2.23, GuC 70.53.0, HuC 8.5.4 (authenticated), GSC 102.1.15.1926 and logs PHY A refclk warning. Still missing: VBT and DPCD dumps. Parent: #12

watchthelight 2026-10-21

Data captured on N-191; the VBT/DPCD gap is tracked on #17 when the backlight work needs it.

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