4 | | HelenOS has its own compositing server but it currently depends on kernel to properly set the mode of the graphics card. |
5 | | Effectively it means that the configuration of the graphics card is done at compile time (through configuration menu option) and there is no way to e.g. change the resolution at run-time. |
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7 | | Implement a driver for a graphics card that would be pluggable to the graphics stack and to the driver framework used in HelenOS and would allow the most common operations upon the graphics card. |
8 | | Because currently there is no graphics driver it is reasonable to create rather simpler variant of the driver that would not use advanced features but rather switch the card into a VESA-compatible mode. |
9 | | The implemented driver shall support following operations. First of all, switch the graphics card into the VESA "legacy" mode that to allow running on as many models of the graphics adapters as possible. |
10 | | Detect possible resolutions and inform the graphics stack about them. |
11 | | Provide interface to allow user change the resolution and color depth. |
12 | | Detection of a second monitor would be a very nice feature. |
| 4 | HelenOS has its own compositing server but it currently depends on kernel to properly set the mode of the graphics card. Effectively it means that the configuration of the graphics card is done at compile time (through configuration menu option) and there is no way to e.g. change the resolution at run-time. |
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| 6 | Implement a driver for a graphics card that would be pluggable to the graphics stack and to the driver framework used in HelenOS and would allow the most common operations upon the graphics card. Because currently there is no graphics driver it is reasonable to create rather simpler variant of the driver that would not use advanced features but rather switch the card into a VESA-compatible mode. The implemented driver shall support following operations. First of all, switch the graphics card into the VESA "legacy" mode that to allow running on as many models of the graphics adapters as possible. Detect possible resolutions and inform the graphics stack about them. Provide interface to allow user change the resolution and color depth. Detection of a second monitor would be a very nice feature. |