Re: Graphics mode support

[Per Lundberg]

OKUJI Yoshinori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I'm afraid that neither method allows an OS to select a graphics
> mode.

Yes, I understand your points. Perhaps we should add some fields in
the Multiboot header and use a flag bit to tell the boot loader about
this? Something like this:

     32      | required_width    |   (present if flags[2] is set)
     36      | required_height   |   (present if flags[2] is set)
     40      | required_depth    |   (present if flags[2] is set)

Any of those fields can be set to zero, which indicates that any value
can be set for this field. This gives great flexibility to the OS.

> It is possible to just emit an error and reboot whenever the OS does
> not like current mode, though.

That's of course also an option, even though it might confuse the user
if the OS just reboots.