From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Antonino Daplas Subject: Re: Feature Freeze? Date: 05 Mar 2003 23:25:49 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1046877877.1291.186.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1046852721.1228.13.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20030305110529.GA2036@iliana> <1046868330.1229.59.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20030305134355.GA3105@iliana> <1046875559.1291.135.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20030305144947.GA3946@iliana> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from pine.compass.com.ph ([202.70.96.37]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 18qakz-0005TJ-00 for ; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 07:24:33 -0800 In-Reply-To: <20030305144947.GA3946@iliana> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Sven Luther Cc: Linux Fbdev development list On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 22:49, Sven Luther wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 10:46:37PM +0800, Antonino Daplas wrote: > > > I thought that the new API, separating the fbcon layer from the fbdev > > > drivers would add support for this more easily. I guess it would be easy > > > for the Appian Jeronimo 2000 board, which has two permedia3 chips, and > > > thus can be seen as two separate devices. Cards with two ramdacs per > > > chip, like the G400, the later radeon's and most recent cards would need > > > driver level support, that is understandable, but is all there for fbcon > > > to take advantage of it ? What about multi-seat, with two full consoles, > > > with mouse and keyboard for each ? > > > > > > > This was one of the goals of the Ruby project, but I think it's mostly > > the input layer that got into the kernel. > > :((( > > > Fbcon needs to be cleaned up, a lot. It still implements the "current > > console or foreground console" concept (only one console active at a > > time). Also, this is more of a job for linuxconsole than fbdev. I may > > be wrong though. > > Mmm, do you know who is working on linuxconsole, and what their plan are ? James also. I think the site is http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com