Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964861AbWEaI0O (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 May 2006 04:26:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964863AbWEaI0O (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 May 2006 04:26:14 -0400 Received: from smtp1.kolej.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.24.4]:57872 "EHLO smtp1.kolej.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964861AbWEaI0N (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 May 2006 04:26:13 -0400 X-Envelope-From: zajio1am@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:26:05 +0200 From: Ondrej Zajicek To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: OpenGL-based framebuffer concepts Message-ID: <20060531082605.GA3925@localhost.localdomain> References: <20060519224056.37429.qmail@web26611.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <200605272245.22320.dhazelton@enter.net> <9e4733910605272027o7b59ea5n5d402dabdd7167cb@mail.gmail.com> <200605280112.01639.dhazelton@enter.net> <21d7e9970605281613y3c44095bu116a84a66f5ba1d7@mail.gmail.com> <9e4733910605281759j2e7bebe1h6e3f2bf1bdc3fc50@mail.gmail.com> <20060530223513.GA32267@localhost.localdomain> <447CD367.5050606@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <447CD367.5050606@gmail.com> X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (Sarge) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1344 Lines: 29 On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 07:21:11AM +0800, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > > 2) To modify appropriate fbdev drivers to not do mode change at startup. > > Fill fb_*_screeninfo with appropriate values for text mode instead. > > Most drivers do not change the mode at startup. Do not load fbcon, and > you will retain your text mode even if a framebuffer is loaded. Yes, but i wrote about _using_ fbcon and fbdev without mode change. > > 3) (optional) To modify appropriate fbdev drivers to be able to switch > > back from graphics mode to text mode. > > And a few drivers already do that, i810fb and rivafb. Load rivafb or i810fb, > switch to graphics mode, unload, and you're back to text mode. I though about being able to explicitly change mode from graphics to text (for example when fbdev-only X switch to fbcon) while using fbdev. -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Ondrej 'SanTiago' Zajicek (email: santiago@mail.cz, jabber: santiago@njs.netlab.cz) OpenPGP encrypted e-mails preferred (KeyID 0x11DEADC3, wwwkeys.pgp.net) "To err is human -- to blame it on a computer is even more so." - 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/