Subject: Re: First snapshot of graphics mode console driver available
To: None <bjy@mogua.org>
From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/28/2001 21:38:45
In <3A73F016.DC9D1A45@mogua.org>
bjy@mogua.org wrote:

> "Greg A. Woods" wrote:

> > Any chance this is going to be portable enough for non-x86, non-VGA
> > hardware too (eg. the average sparcstation framebuffer?)....
> 
> I can't answer that since I don't have any non-x86 machine with non-VGA
> display at home or school. In theory, Unicode support should be machine 
> independant. 

I tried your vga driver on my prep with S3C864, and it works fine.

There are some minor problems:

- It implicitly requires options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR.
- In -current, one argument has been added to vga_common_attach().
- Back scrolling is a bit slower.

but useful enough. Great job!
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Izumi Tsutsui
tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp