From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JNyhV-0006YX-Mv for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:37 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNyhT-0006YR-LQ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:35 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNyhS-0006YF-7C for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:35 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JNyhS-0006YC-5F for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:34 -0500 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JNyhR-0000E5-MV for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:33 -0500 Received: from unknown (HELO relay.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.81]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 09 Feb 2008 18:01:33 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.21] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by relay.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A48A0619058 for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:01:32 -0500 (EST) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: <20080209220640.GB25086@thorin> References: <47AE1ABA.4020703@nic.fi> <20080209220640.GB25086@thorin> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:01:31 -0500 Message-Id: <1202598091.2418.3.camel@dv> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-1.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: [patch] more descriptive unknown glyph picture X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:01:35 -0000 On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 23:06 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > I think using system fonts is fine. Current update-grub has logic to detect > them, and enable them when present. It checks (via grub-probe) that GRUB will > be able to read them before doing so. Additionaly, the grub.cfg it generates > will instruct GRUB to fallback sanely to console when fonts aren't readable. You probably misunderstand. System fonts are located in BIOS. I think it might also be possible to read them back from a VGA compatible card. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin