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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig | 42 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig index 3957e144caf..7603cbe0865 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/Kconfig @@ -4,11 +4,43 @@ config USB_SISUSBVGA depends on USB && USB_EHCI_HCD ---help--- Say Y here if you intend to attach a USB2VGA dongle based on a - Net2280 and a SiS315 chip. - - Note that this device requires a USB 2.0 host controller. It will not + Net2280 and a SiS315 chip. + + Note that this device requires a USB 2.0 host controller. It will not work with USB 1.x controllers. - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be - called sisusb. If unsure, say N. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here; the module will be + called sisusbvga. If unsure, say N. + +config USB_SISUSBVGA_CON + bool "Text console and mode switching support" if USB_SISUSBVGA + depends on VT + select FONT_8x16 + ---help--- + Say Y here if you want a VGA text console via the USB dongle or + want to support userland applications that utilize the driver's + display mode switching capabilities. + + Note that this console supports VGA/EGA text mode only. + + By default, the console part of the driver will not kick in when + the driver is initialized. If you want the driver to take over + one or more of the consoles, you need to specify the number of + the first and last consoles (starting at 1) as driver parameters. + + For example, if the driver is compiled as a module: + + modprobe sisusbvga first=1 last=5 + + If you use hotplug, add this to your modutils config files with + the "options" keyword, such as eg. + + options sisusbvga first=1 last=5 + + If the driver is compiled into the kernel image, the parameters + must be given in the kernel command like, such as + + sisusbvga.first=1 sisusbvga.last=5 + + |