Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S376291AbXECSg5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 14:36:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S376288AbXECSg5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 14:36:57 -0400 Received: from mailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.26]:54062 "EHLO mailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S376291AbXECSgz (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 14:36:55 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 20:27:11 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Geert Uytterhoeven cc: Albert Cahalan , "H. Peter Anvin" , "Antonino A. Daplas" , linux-kernel , aeb@cwi.nl Subject: Re: console font limits In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <787b0d920704302109r352e6653wc71a0638cbfbdcce@mail.gmail.com> <1178021516.4372.62.camel@daplas> <46375738.1010007@zytor.com> <787b0d920705010849u52a4d6c3o2f1f800521ad5b95@mail.gmail.com> <787b0d920705022317j485cbe26wc83f071834c53584@mail.gmail.com> <787b0d920705030714k3b290d2csa38a5df63c692d6f@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1482 Lines: 37 On May 3 2007 17:56, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> >> Actually, the kernel could just "jump in". That is, when you start >> in fb mode, you get the regular 8x16 vga font - on your choice of >> resolution, and can also set it with setfont. So far so nice. >> Now, when you start fbiterm -- for example to read CJK --, fbiterm >> presents you with what looks like a 12x24 font. Also good. >> It _looks_ to me like fbiterm does the drawing itself; ok too. >> Now when the kernel is oopsing, it could just spew out the oops >> trace in the regular font (vga8x16 or in case you use CONFIG_FONTS, >> then that), possibly obstructing some output generated by fbiterm, >> but in case of oops, I think this is ok. > >Funny, that's exactly how kernel messages where handled in the early >fbdev days: just draw them to the frame buffer, whatever mode it is >in... >Just like on the SunOS boxes ;-) Right, I remember! But not only SunOS, _SPARCs_ 'themselves' also do it. OBP is always sun-style, i.e. black-on-white and a big 12x22 font, even if you jump to it from Linux using Stop-A. >Put people didn't like that, and disabled text output when the console >is in KD_GRAPHICS mode... at the cost of not getting the kernel oops, heh. Jan -- - 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/