Re: (Multihead) Console Blanking

From: Edward Betts (edward@debian.org)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 08:26:58 EST


James Simmons <jsimmons@acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote:
> I'm one of the ones working on the new console system. Real multihead, meaning
> the console system supports mulitple displays and multiple keyboards, needed a
> big code rewrite of the console system so it should hold off to 2.5.X. Have
> you come up with a solution by the way for multihead blanking. I haven't :(
> Ideas anyone?

I played with a patch to support the MDA as a second monitor when I was using
2.0.x, that supported screen blanking on both monitors. I will dig the patch
out and have a read. How are you going to do multiple keyboards? USB? Or is
all of that kind of stuff in an FAQ I have not spotted?

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