From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqZTN-0000Lx-3r for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:13 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqZTL-0000Jx-LI for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:12 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37927 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JqZTL-0000Ju-G1 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:11 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.183]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JqZTK-0008P5-Rb for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:11 -0400 Message-ID: <48162C09.6050100@mail.berlios.de> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:56:57 +0200 From: Stefan Weil MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] New features for QEMU text console References: <468FC49A.5070905@mail.berlios.de> <48091E39.6050208@mail.berlios.de> In-Reply-To: <48091E39.6050208@mail.berlios.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Stefan Weil wrote > Up to now, I did not see suggestions for the best size. > > So I provide here a patch which is my suggestion to improve the > current QEMU trunk. > > The patch sets these default console sizes: > * monitor 800 x 600 (so help can display all commands) > * serial 80 chars x 24 lines ("best" size for Linux text console) > * parallel 640 x 480 > * Malta UART same as serial console > * Malta LED display 320 x 200 > What is wrong with my mail or my patch? There were no answers, nor was the patch included in qemu/trunk. Are you all satisfied with the current QEMU behaviour where consoles start with "wrong" default sizes and change their sizes when VGA switches to a new video mode? Or should I provide more explanations? Stefan