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    Jon Lewis writes:
    [snip]
    > Better scroll back in the kernel would be useful for scrolling back to see
    > bootup messages...which screen can't help with. It would also be nice to
    > be able to have scrollback without VGA, i.e. in servers with hercules
    > clone mono cards.
    [snip]

    While I see the importance of bootup messages for trouble shooting, I
    don't think that justifies any more sophisticated scrollback in the
    kernel. The existing code just uses what is available, nearly for
    free, on the VGS hardware. For checking boot messages I'd suggest
    using a serial console.
    --
    Paul H. Hargrove All material not otherwise attributed
    hargrove@sccm.stanford.edu is the opinion of the author or a typo.

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