Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263527AbTKQREf (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:04:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263574AbTKQREf (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:04:35 -0500 Received: from calisto.ae.poznan.pl ([150.254.37.3]:44983 "EHLO calisto.ae.poznan.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263527AbTKQREe (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:04:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:04:10 +0100 (CET) From: Maciej Soltysiak To: Lars Ehrhardt <1103@ng.h42.de> Cc: Ricky Beam , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] Re: 2.6.0-test9-bk22 does not compile on sparc64: undefined reference to `vga_writeb' In-Reply-To: <3FB8FCA6.7010804@ng.h42.de> Message-ID: References: <3FB8FCA6.7010804@ng.h42.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Rating: 0 1.6.2 0/1000/N Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1078 Lines: 28 > Maybe the help text for VGA_CONSOLE should be adjusted accordingly? > By reading "Virtually everyone wants that." in the help text I did not > assume that this option does not make sense on Sparcs. Maybe :) How about this: --- linux/drivers/video/console/Kconfig~ 2003-11-17 17:59:23.000000000 +0100 +++ linux/drivers/video/console/Kconfig 2003-11-17 17:59:12.000000000 +0100 @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ help Saying Y here will allow you to use Linux in text mode through a display that complies with the generic VGA standard. Virtually - everyone wants that. + everyone wants that, except sparc users. Sparc does not have + VGA, use fb mode or serial console instead. The program SVGATextMode can be used to utilize SVGA video cards to their full potential in text mode. Download it from > Lars Ehrhardt Maciej - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/