Presumably the Linux VESA console device drops into real mode to
	perform all the display operations? NetBSD already makes BIOS
	callsfor APM on i386, so (AFAIK) technically there isn't any reason
	why it couldn't be possible for someone to write a similar driver
	for NetBSD, which could sit underneath wscons. Not something I'd
	want to run on a production box, but sounds about right for a
	laptop :)

	wscons as it is now should allow 80x50 text screens on vga, and
	random other sizes on non i386 ports with sane display hardware :)

		David/absolute
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Derek Moeller wrote:

> 	I currently have Debian on an i386 laptop, but only because from what
> I can see Linux offers the full use of the 1024x768 LCD display on the console
> through VESA framebuffers. Other than that, I've generally perferred NetBSD's
> system.
> 
> 	So is there any way to obtain a higher resolution console for an LCD
> screen under NetBSD? Is there any support for a generic use of VESA framebuffers?
> There's X, of course, but sometimes I prefer to stick to the simplicity of
> the console.
> 
> Thanks,
> Derek Moeller
> 
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