Hi

Am 17.01.22 um 15:10 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven:
> [...]  
> Which uses an DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888 intermediate, and
> drm_fb_xrgb8888_to_gray8() and repaper_gray8_to_mono_reversed()
> to convert from truecolor to monochrome.  I guess that would work,
> as this is a slow e-ink display.  Have fun as a text console ;-)

But that's really just a question of optimization. The console is 
userspace-ish in that no one has asked for monochrome support yet. So 
it's not there. We could add it if it's ever needed.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                          Geert
> 
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> 
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