Messages in this thread | | | From | "D. Hazelton" <> | Subject | Re: OpenGL-based framebuffer concepts | Date | Mon, 29 May 2006 22:58:48 +0000 |
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On Monday 29 May 2006 22:10, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 5/29/06, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote: > > Pavel Machek wrote: > > > These are very reasonable rules... but still, I think we need to move > > > away from vgacon/vesafb. We need proper hardware drivers for our > > > hardware. > > > > I agree we need proper drivers, but moving away from vesafb will be > > tough... moving away from vgacon is likely impossible for many many > > years yet. > > > > Once proper hardware drivers exist, you will still need to support > > booting into a situation where you probably need video before a driver > > can be loaded -- e.g. distro installers. Server owners will likely > > prefer vgacon over a huge video driver they will never use for anything > > but text mode console. > > These are areas that definitely need more discussion and design work > once we can come to some kind of basic agreement on where to start. I > would definitely like to reduce the number of permutations on how > video drivers can be combined to an absolute minimum. For example > vesafb has caused me a number of problems when it is used > simultaneously with other drivers. > > Other areas that can be explored: > 1) Multiple active consoles on multiple video cards > 2) User space console driver > 3) Ownership of video hardware by the logged in user > 4) Using graphics mode to do console for complex Asian languages > 5) Concept of a safe mode console that will work in all environments
Not until the framework gets layed, and preferably not unless someone can provide a good reason for taking these steps (besides #1 - that is one I think has potential. A console set aside for, perhaps, little more that keeping a log of error messages.)
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