Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:50:23 +0200 From: Vasil Dimov <vd@datamax.bg> To: Jia-Shiun Li <jiashiun@gmail.com> Cc: pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: options VESA --> where is it ? Message-ID: <20051220145023.GA48817@qlovarnika.bg.datamax> In-Reply-To: <1d6d20bc0512190232v5591adabw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20051201182200.29630.qmail@web32911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20051205174356.GA76476@dragon.NUXI.org> <1d6d20bc0512190232v5591adabw@mail.gmail.com>
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--Kj7319i9nmIyA2yE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 06:32:11PM +0800, Jia-Shiun Li wrote: > 2005/12/6, David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org>: > > SuSE Linux has nice high-res console when running on amd64 machines. > > Figuring out the techniques they use may be helpful. >=20 > If you mean VESA framebuffer driver, the comment in > linux/drivers/video/vesafb.c > says that it enters graphics mode at boot time while still in real mode. >=20 Some time ago I pondered switching the video mode at early boot time and wondered if it would be less work to do... --=20 Vasil Dimov --Kj7319i9nmIyA2yE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFDqBouFw6SP/bBpCARAl+yAJ9RMNSAZqlud6zij5RX2q4OVipndgCfWhBx zJL40LW6/ggFuGm9foVt+C8= =mS5q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Kj7319i9nmIyA2yE--
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