Subject: Re: Introduction and a couple of questions
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/13/2005 19:20:06
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On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 02:02:49PM -0400, Michael wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> > I thought we're stuck by the font OFW provided us, but looks like not.
>=20
> No, definitely not :) macppc's ofb driver just defaults to the ROM font
> when screen resolution is below 1024x768 ( something we should get rid
> of I think ). On the other hand it makes some sense since most Old World
> Macs have braindead OpenFirmware that always starts in 640x480 ( and
> have no way to change that ), most newer Macs use whatever MacOS set up
> ( and have ways to change resolution from OF )

It makes a LOT of sense. The problem is that if we used the big font on a=
=20
small screen, we ended up with a 57 column screen. sysinst would then do=20
something in the install that would panic() the system. That was no fun...

Take care,

Bill

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