* Ahmed S. Darwish <[email protected]> wrote:
> - The latest approach (proposed by Linus) is to forget the disk: jump to
> real-mode, but display the kernel log in a fancy format (with scroll
> ups and downs) instead.
>
> Will re-initializing the VGA registers to their POST state be possible?
> If not, what about a "fail-safe" VGA driver?
>
> I'm most likely going to implement either the second or the third point,
> so I'd really appreciate some input.
The third one suggested by Linus is the most useful and most direct one IMO.
Such a
'oops mode' screen would be useful for regular kernel crashes as well.
Also, have you tried BIOS warm reset vector, which is supposed to reboot
without
clearing RAM contents - how well does it work in practice on typical laptops?
If on
crash we could reboot without memory getting cleared that would open up a vast
area
of space to store the kernel log into (RAM).
Thanks,
Ingo
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