>>>>> "OY" == OKUJI Yoshinori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
OY> What makes things complicated is that a Multiboot boot loader
OY> should be able to support the traditional VGA interface as
OY> well.
Yes. I've thought of adding support for at least 80x25, 80x50 and
320x200 too (since they are linear and supported almost everywhere).
OY> So just passing raw information specified in the VESA Standard
OY> might be not good.
No, some things might need to be looked over.
OY> Another is that VESA is not necessarily compatible among
OY> different versions. For example, the protected mode interface
OY> described in VBE3 is very powerful, but it is not so widely
OY> broadened in the world (yet).
What's worst about it IMO is that it is still "optional". Just like it
was in VBE2... :-/