Subject: Re: struct videomode
To: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/04/2006 09:02:19
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Hello,

> > No objections from me, a list of canonical modes should be useful.
> >
> > While here we should probably define a standard interface to tell
> > the console driver which video mode to use - sparc(64) and macppc so
> > far use whatever the firmware sets up which may be less than optimal
> > ( like old Apple OF that always comes up in 640x480 without a way to
> > change that ) or on machines that don't usually come up with a
> > graphical console.
> >
> > have fun
> > Michael
> >  =20
> well, have a look in dev/videomode/
>=20
> I'm going to convert vga_raster and machfb to use the header, at
> least.
>=20
> I might actually be worthwhile to have machfb lose its private array
> and use the master one.  Would open up some additional resolutions, at
> least.

Certainly, no need to duplicate anything.

have fun
Michael

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