From owner-freebsd-current Thu Feb 19 10:21:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA25300 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:21:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from d198-232.uoregon.edu (d198-232.uoregon.edu [128.223.198.232]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA25293 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:21:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mini@d198-232.uoregon.edu) Received: (from mini@localhost) by d198-232.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA25217; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:21:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19980219102107.44967@micron.mini.net> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:21:07 -0800 From: Jonathan Mini To: Andrzej Bialecki Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MGR and libvgl Reply-To: Jonathan Mini References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: ; from Andrzej Bialecki on Wed, Feb 18, 1998 at 09:44:35AM +0100 X-files: The Truth is Out There Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Andrzej Bialecki stands accused of saying: > Now, its libbitblit supports only 320x200x256 and 640x480x2 modes (except > some other extended modes on Trident cards). I wonder what would it take > to use our libvgl instead of that somewhat antiquated library. Can I use > other resolutions (at least 640x480x256) with libvgl? This doesn't help you now, but I am writing VESA VBE code that will provide you with all of the standard VESA modes provided by your card's BIOS. I plan on integrating the VESA code into the console system, simply because anything else causes lots of evil problems. :( Expect stuff to appear in about 2 months or so. It's not that it's overly complex, but rather that I don't have much time to devote to it. *sigh* Soren wants to see it merged into libvgl -- I would prefer to replace libvgl with something more robust at the same time. Hmm.. Maybe I should start work on a 'better libvgl' immediatly, so that the API can affirm itself before I get the VESA VBE code online? -- Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org) "A child of five could understand this! Quick -- Fetch me a child of five." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message