A common feature in modern operating systems is automatic detection of a monitor's ideal/native resolution. How feasible would it be to add this to Genode?
Hi,
On 11/26/2014 09:49 PM, Nobody III wrote:
A common feature in modern operating systems is automatic detection of a monitor's ideal/native resolution. How feasible would it be to add this to Genode?
Without knowing all the details about Genode's framework this is definitely possible. It basically comes down to
1. Which platform you want to target and 2. how much engineering effort you are willing to spend.
If it is x86 and the video connector is handled by VESA it is easy. It gets more complicated for displays connected via LVDS (usually all laptop screens) as you will need drivers for the southbridge and I2C. On ARM platforms you will most likely need GPIO and I2C drivers.
Best, Matthias.