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On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 10:16:52AM +0100, Mike Pumford wrote:

> I have no problem making use of an existing interface if it exists and
> does what is needed.=20
> Shouldn't wscons have an interface which allows this sort of control=20
> already?

should, but I think hasn't, as PCs are normally operated with a fixed
text mode, and the X server hack the hardware themselves... differently
from what NetBSD/Amiga+Atari do.
>=20
> > 	Would it make sense to default to the RiscOS mode, and have a
> > 	userland tool able to load a given mode into the bootloader/kernel
> > 	for those who prefer that?
> >=20
> I have no problem with this. The RISC OS mode is a reasonable starting=20
> point. I also think we may need an IOCTL to read the current mode. This=
=20
> will allow applications which want to do their own mode switch will be=20
> able to restore back to the original mode on exit.

Read arch/amiga/dev/grf.c and friends.

Regards,
	Ignatios

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