Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:22:24 +1000 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] vgacon/vt: clear buffer attributes when we load a 512 character font | From | Dave Airlie <> |
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:18 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote: > The characters will morph anyway, it is just a matter off having them randomly scream with the intensity bit. > > 512-character mode is definitely useful... we get much wider language coverage with 512 than with 256, which is why most distros use a 512 console font.
Yeah really use a graphics console :-)
But I've sent a v2 patch that should clear the attribute space going both directions.
Dave.
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