Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 May 1998 18:07:29 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [patch] graphic console / framebuffer on intel |
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On Thu, 14 May 1998, Gerd Knorr wrote:
> Running linux console in 1024x768 here. Patch against vger's CVS tree > below. Not very comfortable yet, I just checked if it is possible... > > * There is a graphic penguin logo at boot time! > Well, colors are wrong becauce there is no colormap support yet, but > you can see it is a penguin... > * It provides a nice large screen (128 cols + 48 lines with 1024x768) > without using tiny, unreadable fonts. > * Framebuffer device for intel boxes
Way to go Gerd! While there may be people who don't like a graphical console, they can now just shut up because they still have a choice. And the people who _do_ like it can try things out and post bugreports + patches.
Seems like the flamefest ends here!
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