Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:51:55 +0100 (CET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] fb: hide cursor in graphics mode |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009, Risto Suominen wrote: > Xserver Xfbdev (kdrive) uses linux framebuffer in graphics mode. It doesn't > need the text mode cursor, it's a bit annoying to have it there sitting in a > corner. This patch disables the cursor even when in graphics mode. > > Signed-off-by: Risto Suominen <Risto.Suominen@gmail.com> > --- > The testing is done on kernel version 2.6.18.
Which is well... quite old.
Does it also (still) happen with 2.6.28?
> --- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c.org 2007-03-03 07:14:54.000000000 +0200 > +++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c 2009-01-23 12:42:14.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1363,6 +1363,12 @@ static void fbcon_cursor(struct vc_data > int y; > int c = scr_readw((u16 *) vc->vc_pos); > > + if (mode == CM_ERASE && info->fbops->fb_cursor) { > + /* Hide H/W-cursor unconditionally */ > + ops->cursor(vc, info, mode, 0, 0, 0); > + return; > + } > + > if (fbcon_is_inactive(vc, info)) > return;
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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