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visws: we don't need VGA console !

PATCH In review Andrey Panin 3 participants 4 messages Aug 14, 2003 – Aug 15, 2003

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PATCH 1/1 visws: we don't need VGA console !

Hi all,

I think subject is self explaining :)

BTW does PC-9800 need VGA console ?

Best regards.

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drivers/video/console/Kconfig +1 -1
diff -urN -X /usr/share/dontdiff linux-2.6.0-test3.vanilla/drivers/video/console/Kconfig linux-2.6.0-test3/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 config VGA_CONSOLE
 	bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
 	depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 || !4xx && !8xx
-	default y
+	default y if !X86_VISWS
 	help
 	  Saying Y here will allow you to use Linux in text mode through a
 	  display that complies with the generic VGA standard. Virtually
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Quoted 5 lines · Andrey Panin

Hi all,

I think subject is self explaining :)

BTW does PC-9800 need VGA console ?

-bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
+bool "VGA text console"

might be a better fix, the depency is completly bogus.

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I think subject is self explaining :)

BTW does PC-9800 need VGA console ?

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-bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
+bool "VGA text console"

might be a better fix, the depency is completly bogus.

I agree. I like to see this go away.