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From: David Ford <david+challenge-response@blue-labs.org>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Cc: Danny Beaudoin <beaudoin_danny@hotmail.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Description should be updated
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:44:44 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41BD9CCC.6010005@blue-labs.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41BCEB0A.3060807@osdl.org>

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Danny, attached is a patch you may like.

David

Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> Danny Beaudoin wrote:
>
>> Hi again!
>> In Device Drivers/Graphics Support/Console display driver support/VGA 
>> test console (NEW) 
>

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--- drivers/video/console/Kconfig~	2004-12-13 08:41:30.926219984 -0500
+++ drivers/video/console/Kconfig	2004-12-13 08:41:30.927219832 -0500
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 	depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 && !4xx && !8xx && !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !M68K && !PARISC
 	default y
 	help
-	  Saying Y here will allow you to use Linux in text mode through a
-	  display that complies with the generic VGA standard. Virtually
-	  everyone wants that.
+	  This is always enabled on X86 systems.  If your system is embedded
+	  or not X86 and you want to use Linux in text mode through a
+	  display that complies with the generic VGA standard, say Y here.
 
 	  The program SVGATextMode can be used to utilize SVGA video cards to
 	  their full potential in text mode. Download it from
 	  <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/console/>.
 
-	  Say Y.
+	  If unsure, say Y (default).
 
 #	if [ "$CONFIG_PCI" = "y" -a "$CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE" = "y" ]; then
 #	   bool '   Allow VGA on any bus?' CONFIG_VGA_HOSE

      reply	other threads:[~2004-12-13 13:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-12-13  1:01 Description should be updated Danny Beaudoin
2004-12-13  1:06 ` Randy.Dunlap
2004-12-13 13:44   ` David Ford [this message]

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