Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:55:28 +0200 (CEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: Framebuffer problem with 2.1.112-devfs-47 |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Richard Gooch wrote: > spirilis@mindmeld.dyn.ml.org writes: > > Hi, > > I just installed 2.1.112 with devfs-47 and the devfs-framebuffer patch, > > plus the VCC patch written by smilax@mindmeld.dyn.ml.org. > > I just experienced a rather interesting problem on tty2: > > In lynx, when entering a URL, if I hit the UP arrow key, it cancels the URL > > entry instead of going to the previously entered URL--a keyboard problem most > > likely. > > Furthermore, when I exited lynx I switched to tty1 and then back to tty2 real > > quick--now I have what was the upper-half of tty1 at the bottom of tty2. tty1 > > is okay, but that chunk of what-was tty1 is still there, PLUS tty2's screen > > memory is pushed up half-a-screen -- I can only view and scroll the first > > upper part of tty2. > > Even when entering an SVGAlib application, coming back I still can only scroll > > the top half of the screen with the bottom half [full of colorful gibberish > > due SVGAlib using that video RAM for its own graphics] > > > > S3 803/805 VGA chipset. Haven't been able to use VESAfb though, although I > > think that's because it doesn't support VESA 2.0 extensions. > > Sounds like a FBcon problem rather than a devfs problem. Geert?
Do not use vgafb, use vgacon.
Vgafb will be removed soon.
Greetings,
Geert
-- Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/ Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
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