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Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 20:27:11 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de> To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> cc: Albert Cahalan <acahalan@...il.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@...il.com>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, aeb@....nl Subject: Re: console font limits On May 3 2007 17:56, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> >> Actually, the kernel could just "jump in". That is, when you start >> in fb mode, you get the regular 8x16 vga font - on your choice of >> resolution, and can also set it with setfont. So far so nice. >> Now, when you start fbiterm -- for example to read CJK --, fbiterm >> presents you with what looks like a 12x24 font. Also good. >> It _looks_ to me like fbiterm does the drawing itself; ok too. >> Now when the kernel is oopsing, it could just spew out the oops >> trace in the regular font (vga8x16 or in case you use CONFIG_FONTS, >> then that), possibly obstructing some output generated by fbiterm, >> but in case of oops, I think this is ok. > >Funny, that's exactly how kernel messages where handled in the early >fbdev days: just draw them to the frame buffer, whatever mode it is >in... >Just like on the SunOS boxes ;-) Right, I remember! But not only SunOS, _SPARCs_ 'themselves' also do it. OBP is always sun-style, i.e. black-on-white and a big 12x22 font, even if you jump to it from Linux using Stop-A. >Put people didn't like that, and disabled text output when the console >is in KD_GRAPHICS mode... at the cost of not getting the kernel oops, heh. Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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