From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jon Smirl Subject: Re: [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:13:37 -0500 Message-ID: <9e473391050311101356536667@mail.gmail.com> References: <20050308015731.GA26249@spock.one.pl> <200503091301.15832.adaplas@hotpop.com> <9e473391050308220218cc26a3@mail.gmail.com> <1110392212.3116.215.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1110408049.9942.275.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050310145419.GD632@openzaurus.ucw.cz> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1D9odn-0004Xd-He for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:39 -0800 Received: from rproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.170.206]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D9odm-0007AO-4V for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:39 -0800 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i8so923865rne for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:13:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven , Alan Cox , James Simmons , Michal Januszewski , Linux Kernel Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:03:20 +0000 (GMT), James Simmons wrote: > > > > Thats why moving the eye candy console into user space is such a good > > > > idea. You don't have to run it 8) It also means that the console > > > > development is accessible to all the crazy rasterman types. > > > > > > Yep. The basic console we already have. Everyone who wants eye candy can switch > > > from basic console to user space console in early userspace. > > > > > > > Heh, I'm afraid it does not work like that. Anyone who wants eye-candy > > simply applies broken patch to their kernel... unless their distribution applied one > > already. > > > > Situation where we have one working eye-candy patch would certainly > > be an improvement. > > Why do we need patches in the kernel. Just set you config to > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE, CONFIG_FB, CONFIG_INPUT and don't set fbcon or > vgacon. Then have a userspace app using /dev/fb and /dev/input create a > userland console. There is no need to do special hacks in the kernel. /dev/fb is not accelerated, if you want full acceleration use /dev/dri. Using /dev/dri you can write a fully composited console that displays dengavi in realtime. This is also a path to getting multiuser working without a lot of kernel patches. -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click