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wscons 256 colour support
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:12:50 -0300 > From: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com> > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 01:59:58PM +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:39:16 -0300 > > > From: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com> > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:14:36PM +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > > > On 2025/06/13 03:20, Crystal Kolipe wrote: > > > > > I would be very surprised if anybody was actually using display rotation on > > > > > wscons. The rotation code should probably be removed altogether. > > > > > > > > This was used for Zaurus, IIRC. Not sure whether anything used it since. > > > > > > Yes, it was originally only for Zaurus. > > > > > > Later it was made configurable for other drivers, but looking at > > > sys/dev/pci/drm/files.drm it seems that only inteldrm currently enables > > > rasops_rotation. > > > > > > I'm skeptical that it would be usable in practice because at least the > > > underline code only supports 16bpp and I've not seen a dmesg posted to any of > > > the lists in the last few years with inteldrm running at 16bpp. > > > > Well, there are tablet-like laptops that have their panel mounted > > sideways. I have one and rotating the framebuffer is the only way to > > use the machine without hurting my neck. > > So just to confirm, you are actually using inteldrm with rotation on wscons? Yes > Or is this just in X11? No > If it's just in X11, the rotation code in wscons is doing nothing. Correct
wscons 256 colour support