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Re: [PATCH] Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] support console resolutions better than 80x25


  • To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:15:24 +0100
  • Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:15:52 -0700
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
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  • Thread-topic: [PATCH] Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] support console resolutions better than 80x25



On 15/8/06 7:49 am, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes, that was the plan for the next step. It'll work on VESA 3.0 BIOSes
> only
> as far as I can tell at this point, so some set of machines will be
> excluded.

Could we drop back into real mode and run Linux's bootloader vga code? 8->

I think GRUB has code for switching modes, which we could steal. Although
the Linux code is pretty grim, it is well tested and should work on
anything.

 -- Keir



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