From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 11 14:02:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C760106564A for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:02:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=02938fe137=ob@gruft.de) Received: from obh.snafu.de (v6.gruft.de [IPv6:2001:1560:2342::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6E7F8FC15 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:02:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=02938fe137=ob@gruft.de) Received: from ob by obh.snafu.de with local (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LXFfv-000KGp-Qn for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:02:51 +0100 Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:02:51 +0100 From: Oliver Brandmueller To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090211140251.GF51761@e-Gitt.NET> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <4992B049.30903@FreeBSD.org> <200902111200.n1BC0wni006842@lurza.secnetix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <200902111200.n1BC0wni006842@lurza.secnetix.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Sender: Oliver Brandmueller Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:02:53 -0000 Hi, On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 01:00:58PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > It probably makes sense to let the boot loader set up > graphics mode (including VESA support), so it is already > active when the kernel comes up. Then the kernel will > only have to deal with the frame buffer, not with the BIOS. > That will work on both i386 and amd64 platforms. The only > drawback is that the mode cannot be changed by the kernel > once it is running, i.e. you have to stay in that mode > till reboot. Theoretically spoken, would this include the chance of a rotated display? I'm currently using 2 widescreens, but rotated (else it would just be too wide ;-)). Using X this is fine, but booting and probably doing things like fixing X after the Xorg upgrade (which worked more or less painless for me) is a pain when you have to turn your head 90° to the side ;-) This is just a (now not anymore too) silent wish, not exactly a feature request, as I think this is an edge case. Greetings, Olli -- | Oliver Brandmueller | Offenbacher Str. 1 | Germany D-14197 Berlin | | Fon +49-172-3130856 | Fax +49-172-3145027 | WWW: http://the.addict.de/ | | Ich bin das Internet. Sowahr ich Gott helfe. | | Eine gewerbliche Nutzung aller enthaltenen Adressen ist nicht gestattet! |