Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261792AbVCOTD7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:03:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261767AbVCOTBl (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:01:41 -0500 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:39867 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261787AbVCOS62 (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:58:28 -0500 Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:58:08 +0000 (GMT) From: James Simmons X-X-Sender: jsimmons@pentafluge.infradead.org To: Jon Smirl cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Geert Uytterhoeven , Alan Cox , James Simmons , Michal Januszewski , Linux Kernel Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash In-Reply-To: <9e473391050311101356536667@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <20050308015731.GA26249@spock.one.pl> <200503091301.15832.adaplas@hotpop.com> <9e473391050308220218cc26a3@mail.gmail.com> <1110392212.3116.215.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1110408049.9942.275.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050310145419.GD632@openzaurus.ucw.cz> <9e473391050311101356536667@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 970 Lines: 19 > > 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. > > /dev/fb is not accelerated, if you want full acceleration use > /dev/dri. Using /dev/dri you can write a fully composited console that > displays dengavi in realtime. This is also a path to getting multiuser > working without a lot of kernel patches. Not every device has a 3D core!!! DRM is not the answer for the entire graphics world. Its only for 3D functionality. If you want eye candy without 3D on small devices use fbdev. - 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/