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 && !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
30 bool "Video mode selection support"
31 depends on X86 && VGA_CONSOLE
33 This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If
34 you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your
35 card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like
36 SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the
37 "vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set
38 "vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try
39 "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about
40 how to pass options to the kernel.)
42 Read the file <file:Documentation/svga.txt> for more information
43 about the Video mode selection support. If unsure, say N.
46 depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
47 tristate "MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
49 Say Y here if you have an old MDA or monochrome Hercules graphics
50 adapter in your system acting as a second head ( = video card). You
51 will then be able to use two monitors with your Linux system. Do not
52 say Y here if your MDA card is the primary card in your system; the
53 normal VGA driver will handle it.
55 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
56 module will be called mdacon.
60 config SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
61 tristate "SGI Newport Console support"
64 Say Y here if you want the console on the Newport aka XL graphics
65 card of your Indy. Most people say Y here.
67 # bool 'IODC console' CONFIG_IODC_CONSOLE
73 Say Y to build a console driver for Sun machines that uses the
74 terminal emulation built into their console PROMS.
78 depends on PROM_CONSOLE!=y || VGA_CONSOLE!=y || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE!=y
81 config DUMMY_CONSOLE_COLUMNS
82 int "Initial number of console screen columns"
83 depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
86 The default value is 160, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
87 Select 80 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
89 config DUMMY_CONSOLE_ROWS
90 int "Initial number of console screen rows"
91 depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE
94 The default value is 64, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor.
95 Select 25 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default.
97 config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
98 tristate "Framebuffer Console support"
102 Low-level framebuffer-based console driver.
104 config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION
105 bool "Framebuffer Console Rotation"
106 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
108 Enable display rotation for the framebuffer console. This is done
109 in software and may be significantly slower than a normally oriented
110 display. Note that the rotation is done at the console level only
111 such that other users of the framebuffer will remain normally
115 tristate "STI text console"
119 The STI console is the builtin display/keyboard on HP-PARISC
120 machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel.
121 The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console.
124 bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
125 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
127 Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
128 your frame buffer console usually use.
130 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
131 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
132 the questions about foreign fonts.
134 If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
137 bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
138 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
139 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
141 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
142 provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
144 Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
147 Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
151 bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
152 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE=y || STI_CONSOLE || USB_SISUSBVGA_CON
153 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
155 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
156 provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
161 bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
162 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
163 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC
165 Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
166 framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
169 bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
170 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
172 Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
173 If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
176 config FONT_PEARL_8x8
177 bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
178 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
179 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA
181 Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
184 config FONT_ACORN_8x8
185 bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
186 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
187 default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
189 Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
194 depends on !SPARC && FONTS
197 bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
198 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
200 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
203 bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
204 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
206 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
207 big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
208 standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
211 bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
212 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
214 This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
215 big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
216 If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.