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The scrollback buffer of the VGA console is located in VGA RAM. This RAM is fixed in size and is very small. To make the scrollback buffer larger, it must be placed instead in System RAM. This patch adds this feature. The feature and the size of the buffer are made as a kernel config option. Besides consuming kernel memory, this feature will slow down the console by approximately 20%. Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> Cc: Jindrich Makovicka <makovick@kmlinux.fjfi.cvut.cz> Cc: Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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# Video configuration
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#
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menu "Console display driver support"
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config VGA_CONSOLE
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bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
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depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 && !4xx && !8xx && !SPARC && !M68K && !PARISC && !FRV && !ARCH_VERSATILE
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default y
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help
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Saying Y here will allow you to use Linux in text mode through a
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display that complies with the generic VGA standard. Virtually
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everyone wants that.
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The program SVGATextMode can be used to utilize SVGA video cards to
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their full potential in text mode. Download it from
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<ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/console/>.
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Say Y.
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# if [ "$CONFIG_PCI" = "y" -a "$CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE" = "y" ]; then
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# bool ' Allow VGA on any bus?' CONFIG_VGA_HOSE
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# if [ "$CONFIG_VGA_HOSE" = "y" ]; then
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# define_bool CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE y
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# fi
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# fi
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config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
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bool "Enable Scrollback Buffer in System RAM"
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depends on VGA_CONSOLE
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default n
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help
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The scrollback buffer of the standard VGA console is located in
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the VGA RAM. The size of this RAM is fixed and is quite small.
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If you require a larger scrollback buffer, this can be placed in
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System RAM which is dynamically allocated during intialization.
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Placing the scrollback buffer in System RAM will slightly slow
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down the console.
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If you want this feature, say 'Y' here and enter the amount of
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RAM to allocate for this buffer. If unsure, say 'N'.
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config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
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int "Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)"
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depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
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default "64"
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help
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Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
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buffer. Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
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screenfuls of scrollback buffer
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config VIDEO_SELECT
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bool "Video mode selection support"
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depends on X86 && VGA_CONSOLE
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---help---
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This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If
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you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your
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card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like
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SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the
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"vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set
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"vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try
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"man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about
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how to pass options to the kernel.)
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Read the file <file:Documentation/svga.txt> for more information
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about the Video mode selection support. If unsure, say N.
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config MDA_CONSOLE
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depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
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tristate "MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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---help---
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Say Y here if you have an old MDA or monochrome Hercules graphics
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adapter in your system acting as a second head ( = video card). You
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will then be able to use two monitors with your Linux system. Do not
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say Y here if your MDA card is the primary card in your system; the
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normal VGA driver will handle it.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
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module will be called mdacon.
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If unsure, say N.
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config SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
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tristate "SGI Newport Console support"
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depends on SGI_IP22
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help
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Say Y here if you want the console on the Newport aka XL graphics
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card of your Indy. Most people say Y here.
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# bool 'IODC console' CONFIG_IODC_CONSOLE
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config PROM_CONSOLE
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bool "PROM console"
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depends on SPARC
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help
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Say Y to build a console driver for Sun machines that uses the
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terminal emulation built into their console PROMS.
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config DUMMY_CONSOLE
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bool
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depends on PROM_CONSOLE!=y || VGA_CONSOLE!=y || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE!=y
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default y
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config DUMMY_CONSOLE_COLUMNS
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int "Initial number of console screen columns"
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depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
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default "160"
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help
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The default value is 160, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
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Select 80 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
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config DUMMY_CONSOLE_ROWS
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int "Initial number of console screen rows"
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depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
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default "64"
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help
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The default value is 64, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
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Select 25 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
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config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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tristate "Framebuffer Console support"
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depends on FB
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select CRC32
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help
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Low-level framebuffer-based console driver.
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config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION
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bool "Framebuffer Console Rotation"
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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help
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Enable display rotation for the framebuffer console. This is done
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in software and may be significantly slower than a normally oriented
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display. Note that the rotation is done at the console level only
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such that other users of the framebuffer will remain normally
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oriented.
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config STI_CONSOLE
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tristate "STI text console"
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depends on PARISC
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default y
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help
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The STI console is the builtin display/keyboard on HP-PARISC
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machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel.
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The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console.
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config FONTS
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bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
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help
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Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
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your frame buffer console usually use.
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Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
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kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
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the questions about foreign fonts.
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If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
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config FONT_8x8
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bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
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default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
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help
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This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
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provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
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Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
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lot more readable.
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Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
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here is safe.
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config FONT_8x16
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bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE=y || STI_CONSOLE || USB_SISUSBVGA_CON
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default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
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help
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This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
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provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config FONT_6x11
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bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
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default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC
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help
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Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
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framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
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config FONT_7x14
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bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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help
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Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
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If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
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Otherwise, say N.
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config FONT_PEARL_8x8
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bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA
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help
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Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
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glyphs.
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config FONT_ACORN_8x8
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bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
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help
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Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
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glyphs.
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config FONT_MINI_4x6
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bool "Mini 4x6 font"
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depends on !SPARC && FONTS
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config FONT_SUN8x16
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bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
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help
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This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
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config FONT_SUN12x22
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bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
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help
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This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
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big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
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standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
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config FONT_10x18
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bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
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depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
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help
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This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
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big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
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If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
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endmenu
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