> The only interesting part is the text mode initialization. Nothing > beyond 80x25 monochrome text is required, and that's just for > convenience so you don't need a custom kernel to boot.
I disagree. I frequently use the text console and find that 80x25 is not enough.... I suggest that at least 80x50 should be supported too. Further, I suspect that dropping colour support in text mode would be a mistake. Many Linux installers and boot scripts use colour to highlight important information, particularly red for failure. Going further, I don't think that a graphics card can be truly VGA compatible without the full range of text modes. > Personally, I don't think it's worth supporting VESA modes at all. > Since the card specs are open, VESA support is pointless. This makes > the bios code very short and sweet. Only a fraction of Int15 has to > be supported on the PC. Other arches should be a piece of cake. That's fine for Linux, but what about DOS based apps? What about graphical installers that use vesafb? Theoretically, VESA support can be done in a TSR for DOS, but that rarely worked well. Don't forget that the card is intended to support running Windows and other operating systems too. Rob -- Robert Loomans [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
