Re: [PATCH] New Patches for 2.1.41
Geert Uytterhoeven (Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
Fri, 30 May 1997 09:46:41 +0200 (MET DST)
On Thu, 29 May 1997, Wolfram Kleff wrote:
>First of all thanks for all the reply, (especial everybody who
>has made a CC to my email address ! - I'm thinking about re-subscribing
>to the mailing list, because linux.dev.kernel seems to be really broken :-( )
>
>Well, I try to summarize most reply I hope thats okay....
>
>First, due to the various demand (you can't believe how many people still use
>s/w displays nowadays :), here is a new version of the printk patch.
>This time there is an option for color display, if you select no,
>only bright and blink will be used for important messages.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You cannot rely on bright and blink being present neither (except on VGA alike
hardware). E.g. Linux/m68k text consoles (which are emulated on graphics) don't
have support for blinking.
Greetings,
Geert
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Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/m68k on Amiga http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium