[U-Boot] [PATCH] [v2] powerpc: 'monitor' environment variable contains full video configuration

Wolfgang Denk
2011-03-15T19:38:25Z

Dear Timur Tabi,

In message <4D7FB987.20100@freescale.com> you wrote:
>
> > But there is no reason to always and unconditionally put the console
> > on that device - that is a completely separate and independent
> > decision.
>
> I still don't understand the point of enabling the video display in U-Boot if
> we're not going to put the U-Boot console on it. The monitor will just have a
> blank screen.

It may be a blank screen, or a (previously loaded) splash screen, or
(a bit later) some graphics application outputting data.

It's up to the user to decide that.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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