5 menu "Console display driver support"
8 bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
9 depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 && !4xx && !8xx && !SPARC && !M68K && !PARISC && !FRV && !ARCH_VERSATILE
12 Saying Y here will allow you to use Linux in text mode through a
13 display that complies with the generic VGA standard. Virtually
16 The program SVGATextMode can be used to utilize SVGA video cards to
17 their full potential in text mode. Download it from
18 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/console/>.
22 # if [ "$CONFIG_PCI" = "y" -a "$CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE" = "y" ]; then
23 # bool ' Allow VGA on any bus?' CONFIG_VGA_HOSE
24 # if [ "$CONFIG_VGA_HOSE" = "y" ]; then
25 # define_bool CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE y
29 config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
30 bool "Enable Scrollback Buffer in System RAM"
31 depends on VGA_CONSOLE
34 The scrollback buffer of the standard VGA console is located in
35 the VGA RAM. The size of this RAM is fixed and is quite small.
36 If you require a larger scrollback buffer, this can be placed in
37 System RAM which is dynamically allocated during intialization.
38 Placing the scrollback buffer in System RAM will slightly slow
41 If you want this feature, say 'Y' here and enter the amount of
42 RAM to allocate for this buffer. If unsure, say 'N'.
44 config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
45 int "Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)"
46 depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
49 Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
50 buffer. Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
51 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
54 bool "Video mode selection support"
55 depends on X86 && VGA_CONSOLE
57 This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If
58 you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your
59 card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like
60 SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the
61 "vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set
62 "vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try
63 "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about
64 how to pass options to the kernel.)
66 Read the file <file:Documentation/svga.txt> for more information
67 about the Video mode selection support. If unsure, say N.
70 depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
71 tristate "MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
73 Say Y here if you have an old MDA or monochrome Hercules graphics
74 adapter in your system acting as a second head ( = video card). You
75 will then be able to use two monitors with your Linux system. Do not
76 say Y here if your MDA card is the primary card in your system; the
77 normal VGA driver will handle it.
79 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
80 module will be called mdacon.
84 config SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
85 tristate "SGI Newport Console support"
88 Say Y here if you want the console on the Newport aka XL graphics
89 card of your Indy. Most people say Y here.
91 # bool 'IODC console' CONFIG_IODC_CONSOLE
97 Say Y to build a console driver for Sun machines that uses the
98 terminal emulation built into their console PROMS.
102 depends on PROM_CONSOLE!=y || VGA_CONSOLE!=y || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE!=y
105 config DUMMY_CONSOLE_COLUMNS
106 int "Initial number of console screen columns"
107 depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
110 The default value is 160, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
111 Select 80 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
113 config DUMMY_CONSOLE_ROWS
114 int "Initial number of console screen rows"
115 depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
118 The default value is 64, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
119 Select 25 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
121 config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
122 tristate "Framebuffer Console support"
126 Low-level framebuffer-based console driver.
128 config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION
129 bool "Framebuffer Console Rotation"
130 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
132 Enable display rotation for the framebuffer console. This is done
133 in software and may be significantly slower than a normally oriented
134 display. Note that the rotation is done at the console level only
135 such that other users of the framebuffer will remain normally
139 tristate "STI text console"
143 The STI console is the builtin display/keyboard on HP-PARISC
144 machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel.
145 The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console.
148 bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
149 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
151 Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
152 your frame buffer console usually use.
154 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
155 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
156 the questions about foreign fonts.
158 If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
161 bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
162 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
163 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
165 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
166 provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
168 Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
171 Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
175 bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
176 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE=y || STI_CONSOLE || USB_SISUSBVGA_CON
177 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
179 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
180 provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
185 bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
186 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
187 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC
189 Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
190 framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
193 bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
194 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
196 Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
197 If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
200 config FONT_PEARL_8x8
201 bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
202 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
203 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA
205 Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
208 config FONT_ACORN_8x8
209 bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
210 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
211 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
213 Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
218 depends on !SPARC && FONTS
221 bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
222 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
224 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
227 bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
228 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
230 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
231 big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
232 standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
235 bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
236 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
238 This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
239 big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
240 If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.