Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932437AbWAIQjk (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:39:40 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932453AbWAIQjk (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:39:40 -0500 Received: from xenotime.net ([66.160.160.81]:43685 "HELO xenotime.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932437AbWAIQjj (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:39:39 -0500 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 08:39:39 -0800 (PST) From: "Randy.Dunlap" X-X-Sender: rddunlap@shark.he.net To: Jan Engelhardt cc: "Randy.Dunlap" , gcoady@gmail.com, vherva@vianova.fi, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: oops pauser. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20060105045212.GA15789@redhat.com> <20060105103339.GG20809@redhat.com> <20060108133822.GD31624@vianova.fi> <20060108055322.18d4236e.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <6cq2s1d3glnj56pcrqlj84s8ltilmo6jfp@4ax.com> <20060108174505.6c9b7566.rdunlap@xenotime.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 909 Lines: 24 On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> So would it be viable to take over the screen in similar fashion? > >> > >> Set it to 80x50 in BIOS and dump there --> call it the Penguin Oops > >> screen, or Poops for short :o) > > > >It does take over the screen. 80x50 isn't needed since it knows how > >to scroll the kernel log buffer on 80x25. > > It's needed because scrolling back might be impossible (shift-up in panic > = no-go), not because it knows how to scroll. Oh, I see. You are talking about the kernel message(s), not kmsgdump. Sorry, I switched to kmsgdump there somehow. Yes, more info on the screen from the kernel would be good. -- ~Randy - 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/