5 menu "Console display driver support"
8 bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86
9 depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 && !4xx && !8xx && !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !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
71 depends on SPARC32 || SPARC64
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.
105 tristate "STI text console"
109 The STI console is the builtin display/keyboard on HP-PARISC
110 machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel.
111 The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console.
114 bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
115 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
117 Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
118 your frame buffer console usually use.
120 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
121 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
122 the questions about foreign fonts.
124 If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
127 bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
128 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
129 default y if !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !FONTS
131 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
132 provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
134 Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
137 Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
141 bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
142 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE=y || STI_CONSOLE || USB_SISUSBVGA_CON
143 default y if !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !FONTS
145 This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
146 provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
151 bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
152 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
153 default y if !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !FONTS && MAC
155 Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
156 framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
159 bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
160 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
162 Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
163 If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
166 config FONT_PEARL_8x8
167 bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
168 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
169 default y if !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !FONTS && AMIGA
171 Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
174 config FONT_ACORN_8x8
175 bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
176 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
177 default y if !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
179 Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
184 depends on !SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && FONTS
187 bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
188 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && FONTS || SPARC32 || SPARC64)
190 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
193 bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
194 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC32 && !SPARC64 && FONTS || SPARC32 || SPARC64)
196 This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
197 big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
198 standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
201 bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
202 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
204 This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
205 big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
206 If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
209 bool "console Roman Large 8x16 font" if FONTS
210 depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
212 This is the visually-appealing "RL" console font that is
213 included with the kbd package.