Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:53:55 +0100 (CET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash |
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > > Thats why moving the eye candy console into user space is such a good > > > > > idea. You don't have to run it 8) It also means that the console > > > > > development is accessible to all the crazy rasterman types. > > > > > > > > Yep. The basic console we already have. Everyone who wants eye candy can switch > > > > from basic console to user space console in early userspace. > > > > > > > > > > Heh, I'm afraid it does not work like that. Anyone who wants eye-candy > > > simply applies broken patch to their kernel... unless their distribution applied one > > > already. > > > > > > Situation where we have one working eye-candy patch would certainly > > > be an improvement. > > > > Why do we need patches in the kernel. Just set you config to > > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE, CONFIG_FB, CONFIG_INPUT and don't set fbcon or > > vgacon. Then have a userspace app using /dev/fb and /dev/input create a > > userland console. There is no need to do special hacks in the kernel. > > Except that I'll not get usefull reports from Oopsen and panic's, > right? Ideally I'd also like high-priority kernel messages to be > displayed during boot.
Indeed. I thought the idea was to use the existing fbcon support to draw emergency messages to the screen.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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