Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:17:05 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Steven N. Hirsch" <> | Subject | Re: 109pre2 video problem with X |
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On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Meelis Roos wrote: > > > > Yes, that seems to be it. Disabling console support on virtual terminal > > makes the shift go away. > > The problem is that console output to the screen is not disabled when > the console is in graphics mode (vc_mode != KD_TEXT). On a graphical > console this doesn't matter because the kernel knows how to print text > to it. With vgacon or vgafb things may go wrong.
FWIW, I'm having no X-related problems running an older XiGraphics commercial X server under 2.1.109p2. However, midnight commander messes up the VGA console big-time and log messages sprout up in the wrong row.
Steve
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