Re: [PATCH] vgacon: Workaround for resize bug in some chipsets

[Mika Penttilä]

Antonino A. Daplas wrote:

> Bodo Eggert wrote:
>  
>
> > Antonino A. Daplas <adaplas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > +++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> > > +#define VGA_FONTWIDTH       8   /* VGA does not support fontwidths != 8 */
> > >      
> > This is not true, VGA cards do support fontwidth=9, but the ninth column
> >    
>
> Yes.  What it should mean is that vgacon does not support fontwidths != 8.
>
>  
I think vgacon doesn't touch the 8/9 pixel setting, so  the fonts are hw 
extended to 9 pixels by VGA in many modes.

--Mika

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