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Re: [oc] Video controller core
> I have done some work on the other side of the aisle... writing Linux
> kernel video device drivers.
>
Would you help writing a video device driver for linux?
> Here are some ideas about video cores:
>
> For ultra-low-cost embedded, CGA is the best choice.
>
And because I agree I've created a MC6845 compatible CRTC a couple of weeks
ago. It is not CGA but is a central part of every CGA/MGA card. I'll upload
it to opencores.org CVS tonight.
>
> * NO VGA compatibility. NO text mode. These can be emulated in BIOS or
> other software.
>
Exactly. Also there was already some discussion in cores mailing list about
features of such graphics/video controller core (text mode vs no text mode
etc.)
regards, Damjan