Re: [PATCH] console - Add configurable support for console charset translation

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On Tuesday 03 June 2008 21:56:48 Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 03:37:23PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Rob Landley wrote:
> > >>Actually, lots have frame buffers these days.
> > >
> > >Cell phones, for instance.
> >
> > Sure, but do you want to use them as consoles?
>
> Unless your name is Pavel, no one actually wants a console on their
> phone. So no, just framebuffers, as is to be expected :-)

Actually if you ever need to diagnose early boot stuff on _any_ platform, you 
do need a console.  But it can be serial or netconsole, as long as that 
works...

Rob
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