Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # |
| 2 | # Video configuration |
| 3 | # |
| 4 | |
| 5 | menu "Console display driver support" |
| 6 | |
| 7 | config VGA_CONSOLE |
| 8 | bool "VGA text console" if EMBEDDED || !X86 |
Michael Hennerich | db83b99 | 2007-07-12 12:07:40 +0800 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | depends on !ARCH_ACORN && !ARCH_EBSA110 && !4xx && !8xx && !SPARC && !M68K && !PARISC && !FRV && !ARCH_VERSATILE && !SUPERH && !BFIN |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | default y |
| 11 | help |
| 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 |
| 14 | everyone wants that. |
| 15 | |
| 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/>. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Say Y. |
| 21 | |
Antonino A. Daplas | 15bdab9 | 2006-03-27 01:17:20 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK |
| 23 | bool "Enable Scrollback Buffer in System RAM" |
| 24 | depends on VGA_CONSOLE |
| 25 | default n |
| 26 | help |
| 27 | The scrollback buffer of the standard VGA console is located in |
| 28 | the VGA RAM. The size of this RAM is fixed and is quite small. |
| 29 | If you require a larger scrollback buffer, this can be placed in |
| 30 | System RAM which is dynamically allocated during intialization. |
| 31 | Placing the scrollback buffer in System RAM will slightly slow |
| 32 | down the console. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | If you want this feature, say 'Y' here and enter the amount of |
| 35 | RAM to allocate for this buffer. If unsure, say 'N'. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE |
| 38 | int "Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)" |
| 39 | depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK |
| 40 | default "64" |
| 41 | help |
| 42 | Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback |
| 43 | buffer. Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25 |
| 44 | screenfuls of scrollback buffer |
| 45 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 46 | config VIDEO_SELECT |
| 47 | bool "Video mode selection support" |
Brian Gerst | 0d078f6 | 2005-10-30 14:59:20 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | depends on X86 && VGA_CONSOLE |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | ---help--- |
| 50 | This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If |
| 51 | you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your |
| 52 | card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like |
| 53 | SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the |
| 54 | "vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set |
| 55 | "vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try |
| 56 | "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about |
| 57 | how to pass options to the kernel.) |
| 58 | |
| 59 | Read the file <file:Documentation/svga.txt> for more information |
| 60 | about the Video mode selection support. If unsure, say N. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | config MDA_CONSOLE |
| 63 | depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA |
| 64 | tristate "MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 65 | ---help--- |
| 66 | Say Y here if you have an old MDA or monochrome Hercules graphics |
| 67 | adapter in your system acting as a second head ( = video card). You |
| 68 | will then be able to use two monitors with your Linux system. Do not |
| 69 | say Y here if your MDA card is the primary card in your system; the |
| 70 | normal VGA driver will handle it. |
| 71 | |
| 72 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the |
| 73 | module will be called mdacon. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | If unsure, say N. |
| 76 | |
| 77 | config SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE |
| 78 | tristate "SGI Newport Console support" |
| 79 | depends on SGI_IP22 |
| 80 | help |
| 81 | Say Y here if you want the console on the Newport aka XL graphics |
| 82 | card of your Indy. Most people say Y here. |
| 83 | |
| 84 | # bool 'IODC console' CONFIG_IODC_CONSOLE |
| 85 | |
| 86 | config PROM_CONSOLE |
| 87 | bool "PROM console" |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 88 | depends on SPARC |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 89 | help |
| 90 | Say Y to build a console driver for Sun machines that uses the |
| 91 | terminal emulation built into their console PROMS. |
| 92 | |
| 93 | config DUMMY_CONSOLE |
| 94 | bool |
| 95 | depends on PROM_CONSOLE!=y || VGA_CONSOLE!=y || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE!=y |
| 96 | default y |
| 97 | |
| 98 | config DUMMY_CONSOLE_COLUMNS |
| 99 | int "Initial number of console screen columns" |
| 100 | depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE |
| 101 | default "160" |
| 102 | help |
| 103 | The default value is 160, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor. |
| 104 | Select 80 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default. |
| 105 | |
| 106 | config DUMMY_CONSOLE_ROWS |
| 107 | int "Initial number of console screen rows" |
| 108 | depends on PARISC && DUMMY_CONSOLE |
| 109 | default "64" |
| 110 | help |
| 111 | The default value is 64, which should fit a 1280x1024 monitor. |
| 112 | Select 25 if you use a 640x480 resolution by default. |
| 113 | |
| 114 | config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
| 115 | tristate "Framebuffer Console support" |
| 116 | depends on FB |
| 117 | select CRC32 |
Randy.Dunlap | e65c085 | 2005-11-07 01:00:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 118 | help |
| 119 | Low-level framebuffer-based console driver. |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 120 | |
Antonino A. Daplas | 623e71b | 2007-07-17 04:05:28 -0700 | [diff] [blame^] | 121 | config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY |
| 122 | bool "Map the console to the primary display device" |
| 123 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING |
| 124 | default n |
| 125 | ---help--- |
| 126 | If this option is selected, the framebuffer console will |
| 127 | automatically select the primary display device (if the architecture |
| 128 | supports this feature). Otherwise, the framebuffer console will |
| 129 | always select the first framebuffer driver that is loaded. The latter |
| 130 | is the default behavior. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | You can always override the automatic selection of the primary device |
| 133 | by using the fbcon=map: boot option. |
| 134 | |
| 135 | To select this feature, "Support for binding and unbinding console |
| 136 | drivers", under "Device Drivers"->"Character Devices" must be set to |
| 137 | y. |
| 138 | |
| 139 | If unsure, select n. |
| 140 | |
Antonino A. Daplas | e4fc276 | 2005-11-08 21:39:09 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 141 | config FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION |
| 142 | bool "Framebuffer Console Rotation" |
| 143 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
| 144 | help |
| 145 | Enable display rotation for the framebuffer console. This is done |
| 146 | in software and may be significantly slower than a normally oriented |
| 147 | display. Note that the rotation is done at the console level only |
| 148 | such that other users of the framebuffer will remain normally |
| 149 | oriented. |
| 150 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 151 | config STI_CONSOLE |
| 152 | tristate "STI text console" |
| 153 | depends on PARISC |
| 154 | default y |
| 155 | help |
| 156 | The STI console is the builtin display/keyboard on HP-PARISC |
| 157 | machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel. |
| 158 | The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console. |
| 159 | |
| 160 | config FONTS |
| 161 | bool "Select compiled-in fonts" |
Grant Grundler | b2c1fe8 | 2005-10-21 22:39:43 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 163 | help |
| 164 | Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default |
| 165 | your frame buffer console usually use. |
| 166 | |
| 167 | Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the |
| 168 | kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all |
| 169 | the questions about foreign fonts. |
| 170 | |
| 171 | If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe). |
| 172 | |
| 173 | config FONT_8x8 |
| 174 | bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS |
Grant Grundler | b2c1fe8 | 2005-10-21 22:39:43 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 175 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 176 | default y if !SPARC && !FONTS |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 177 | help |
| 178 | This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one |
| 179 | provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes). |
| 180 | |
| 181 | Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a |
| 182 | lot more readable. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N |
| 185 | here is safe. |
| 186 | |
| 187 | config FONT_8x16 |
| 188 | bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS |
Grant Grundler | b2c1fe8 | 2005-10-21 22:39:43 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 189 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE=y || STI_CONSOLE || USB_SISUSBVGA_CON |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 190 | default y if !SPARC && !FONTS |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 191 | help |
| 192 | This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one |
| 193 | provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode. |
| 194 | |
| 195 | If unsure, say Y. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | config FONT_6x11 |
| 198 | bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS |
Grant Grundler | b2c1fe8 | 2005-10-21 22:39:43 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 199 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 200 | default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 201 | help |
| 202 | Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac |
| 203 | framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all. |
| 204 | |
Jurriaan | 303b86d | 2005-06-21 17:17:06 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 205 | config FONT_7x14 |
| 206 | bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS |
| 207 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
Jurriaan | 303b86d | 2005-06-21 17:17:06 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 208 | help |
| 209 | Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default. |
| 210 | If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y. |
| 211 | Otherwise, say N. |
| 212 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 213 | config FONT_PEARL_8x8 |
| 214 | bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS |
| 215 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 216 | default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 217 | help |
| 218 | Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half |
| 219 | glyphs. |
| 220 | |
| 221 | config FONT_ACORN_8x8 |
| 222 | bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS |
| 223 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 224 | default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 225 | help |
| 226 | Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half |
| 227 | glyphs. |
| 228 | |
| 229 | config FONT_MINI_4x6 |
| 230 | bool "Mini 4x6 font" |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 231 | depends on !SPARC && FONTS |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 232 | |
| 233 | config FONT_SUN8x16 |
| 234 | bool "Sparc console 8x16 font" |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 235 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC) |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 236 | help |
| 237 | This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y. |
| 238 | |
| 239 | config FONT_SUN12x22 |
| 240 | bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)" |
Adrian Bunk | 0b57ee9 | 2005-12-22 21:03:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 241 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC) |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 242 | help |
| 243 | This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very |
| 244 | big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the |
| 245 | standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N. |
| 246 | |
Jurriaan | 303b86d | 2005-06-21 17:17:06 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 247 | config FONT_10x18 |
Jurriaan on adsl-gate | 5ed5dc6 | 2005-06-25 14:58:31 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 248 | bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS |
| 249 | depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE |
Jurriaan | 303b86d | 2005-06-21 17:17:06 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 250 | help |
| 251 | This is a high resolution console font for machines with very |
| 252 | big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font. |
| 253 | If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N. |
| 254 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 255 | endmenu |
| 256 | |