From 455ca58972eb9773591c5180b86b1cb0c338175e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sos Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:11:08 +0000 Subject: Add a note on the VESA support. Delete the note on the -b boot option. --- release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp index 5a2f087..ec555b3 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp @@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ o ATAPI/IDE CD burner support (BETA). o ATAPI/IDE tape drive support (BETA). +o Support for using VESA video modes. It is now possible to select and + use the modes provided by the BIOS on modern videocards. This enables + fx. 132x60 sized consoles and highres graphics in a generic manner on + hardware that supports it. There is also support for running the + console in rastermode, which allows XFree86 to run a simple 16color + server in 800x600 on othervise unsupported video hardware. + o Support for AdvanSys SCSI controllers (8 bit only for now) o Support for the Compaq QLogic SCSI controller. @@ -161,14 +168,6 @@ o Responses to multicast ICMP ECHO REQUEST (``ping'') and ADDRESS MASK REQUEST packets can now be disabled via sysctl. The netstat program will print out statistics on how many times this happens. -o It is possible to compile in a font for syscons. - -o The bootblocks can set VESA videomode 0x102 (800x600x16) before loading - the kernel, this allows XFree86 to work in this resolution on most - moderately recent graphics hardware, including many laptops. - A set of patches are making their way to -current that allows syscons - to operate in this mode too; contact phk@FreeBSD.org. - o A subtle and seldom bug in ffs has been fixed. o The VFS name cache has been reworked to be more accountable and efficient. -- cgit v1.1