From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261412AbVCMSV3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:21:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261414AbVCMSV3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:21:29 -0500 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:14774 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261412AbVCMSVA (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:21:00 -0500 Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:20:32 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: James Simmons Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Geert Uytterhoeven , Alan Cox , James Simmons , Michal Januszewski , Linux Kernel Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash Message-ID: <20050313182032.GA1427@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20050308015731.GA26249@spock.one.pl> <200503091301.15832.adaplas@hotpop.com> <9e473391050308220218cc26a3@mail.gmail.com> <1110392212.3116.215.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1110408049.9942.275.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050310145419.GD632@openzaurus.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > > > Thats why moving the eye candy console into user space is such a good > > > > idea. You don't have to run it 8) It also means that the console > > > > development is accessible to all the crazy rasterman types. > > > > > > Yep. The basic console we already have. Everyone who wants eye candy can switch > > > from basic console to user space console in early userspace. > > > > > > > Heh, I'm afraid it does not work like that. Anyone who wants eye-candy > > simply applies broken patch to their kernel... unless their distribution applied one > > already. > > > > Situation where we have one working eye-candy patch would certainly > > be an improvement. > > Why do we need patches in the kernel. Just set you config to > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE, CONFIG_FB, CONFIG_INPUT and don't set fbcon or > vgacon. Then have a userspace app using /dev/fb and /dev/input create a > userland console. There is no need to do special hacks in the kernel. Except that I'll not get usefull reports from Oopsen and panic's, right? Ideally I'd also like high-priority kernel messages to be displayed during boot. Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl!