Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 12 Jul 1997 16:03:29 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Barry Lagerweij <> | Subject | Re: intel penguin bootlogo - console implementation documentation? |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Tuomas Heino wrote:
> so any ideas on how to display graphics in console using the font loading > interface? - it must be possible - and hopefully without root ;) > > [if you say you _must_ bash the i/o registers then explain why ... well > vga i/o registers work kinda well with root though...]
Since the VGA supports a split screen, why not use that ? Display the penguin on the top part of the screen, and let the kernel messages use the second part. This solves the 'my penguin scrolls too fast'-problem.
Barry
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