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2018-08-10Documentation/fb: corrections for fbcon.txtRandy Dunlap
Fix grammar, spacing, indentation, and Kconfig menu locations in fbcon.txt. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
2018-06-28console/fbcon: Add support for deferred console takeoverHans de Goede
Currently fbcon claims fbdevs as soon as they are registered and takes over the console as soon as the first fbdev gets registered. This behavior is undesirable in cases where a smooth graphical bootup is desired, in such cases we typically want the contents of the framebuffer (typically a vendor logo) to stay in place as is. The current solution for this problem (on embedded systems) is to not enable fbcon. This commit adds a new FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER config option, which when enabled defers fbcon taking over the console from the dummy console until the first text is displayed on the console. Together with the "quiet" kernel commandline option, this allows fbcon to still be used together with a smooth graphical bootup, having it take over the console as soon as e.g. an error message is logged. Note the choice to detect the first console output in the dummycon driver, rather then handling this entirely inside the fbcon code, was made after 2 failed attempts to handle this entirely inside the fbcon code. The fbcon code is woven quite tightly into the console code, making this to only feasible option. Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
2017-11-08documentation: fb: update list of available compiled-in fontsRandy Dunlap
Update list of available compiled-in fonts in lib/fonts/: add 6x10 and drop RomanLarge (which was reverted 12 years ago). Also sort the list alphabetically. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> # v1 Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-09-04fbcon: remove restriction on margin colorDavid Lechner
This removes the restriction on the value range of the fbcon=margin: parameter. The color value really depends on the driver being used. Signed-off-by: David Lechner <david@lechnology.com> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> [b.zolnierkie: ported over fbcon changes] Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
2017-08-18fbcon: add fbcon=margin:<color> command line optionDavid Lechner
This adds a new command line option to select the fbcon margin color. The motivation for this is screens where black does not blend into the physical surroundings of the screen. For example, using an LCD (not the backlit kind), white text on a black background is hard to read, so inverting the colors is preferred. However, when you do this, most of the screen is filled with white but the margins are still filled with black. This makes a big, black, backwards 'L' on the screen. By setting fbcon=margin:7, the margins will be filled with white and the LCD looks as expected. Signed-off-by: David Lechner <david@lechnology.com> [b.zolnierkie: ported over fbcon changes] Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
2013-07-25doc: Fix typo in doucmentationsMasanari Iida
Correct typo (double words) in documentations. Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2006-10-03Documentation: remove duplicated wordsPaolo Ornati
Remove many duplicated words under Documentation/ and do other small cleanups. Examples: "and and" --> "and" "in in" --> "in" "the the" --> "the" "the the" --> "to the" ... Signed-off-by: Paolo Ornati <ornati@fastwebnet.it> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-06-26[PATCH] VT binding: Update documentationAntonino A. Daplas
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt and Documentatin/console/console.txt to reflect the following changes: 1. sysfs attributes are relocated to /sys/class/vtconsole 2. feature is selectable in Kconfig 3. add sample scripts to fbcon.txt Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] VT binding: fbcon: Update documentationAntonino A. Daplas
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt to reflect the following changes: 1. Simple illustration of the binding of the console down to individual framebuffer drivers 2. Usage of userspace tools to help with recovery of text console 3. How to use the attributes in /sys/class/tty/console to unload fbcon and the framebuffer drivers Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] Detaching fbcon: update documentationAntonino A. Daplas
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt on the following: 1. sysfs attributes are now located in class/graphics/fbcon 2. instructions on how to attach, detach and/or unload fbcon Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-11-09[PATCH] fbcon: Console Rotation - Add framebuffer console documentationAntonino A. Daplas
Add documentation as Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt describing the framebuffer console and its boot options. Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>