On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 20:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Are you aware of the linuxconsole project at
> > > linuxconsole.sourceforge.net, looks like this kind of thing is included
> > > in thier plans. Stuff is already getting merged into the 2.5 development
> > > kernels.
> 
> Hmmm... OK, but this gives us only the VT's, keyboards and mice - the
> video problem is the same, isn't it? That is, unless we want to use
> the fbdev, losing all acceleration and support for many cards. Or am
> I wrong - is there some acceleration in the framebuffer and its X
> driver?

Not with the fbdev driver, but acceleration is perfectly possible with
framebuffer devices. Some drivers can use a framebuffer device while
offering full acceleration.


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Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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