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
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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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