Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Mar 1997 14:06:51 -0400 (AST) | From | William Burrow <> | Subject | Re: Now, why didn't we think of this before? |
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On 25 Mar 1997, Firebeard wrote:
> Given that, with the textual boot method currently in place, > Linux kernel development can't keep up with the pace new video > adapters are released (the kernel can't recognize or take advantage of > my Matrox Mystique, or the Paradise Pipeline 64 I had before it > (released no later than June 96), for two specific examples), the idea > that Linux should boot to anything but a textual display is itself
I'd mention that VGA is generally available on most x86 video cards, but Linux is not x86-only anymore. Not to mention, a text boot loader has the ability to come up on just about anything, including serial ports to ancient terminals.
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