Re: X server problem since 2.4.0-test5-pre1/2 / Fixed!!!

From: Dieter Nützel (dieter.nuetzel@myokay.net)
Date: Wed Jul 19 2000 - 22:41:31 EST

Giridhar Pemmasani wrote:

> Mathieu posted a solution to this problem last week. Apply the patch
> he submitted:
>
> From: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer <mchouque@cs.stevens-tech.edu>
> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 19:38:18 -0400
>
> --- linux-2.4.0-test4-bug/drivers/char/console.c Tue Jul 11 15:20:01 2000
> +++ linux-2.4.0-test4/drivers/char/console.c Fri Jul 14 17:10:47 2000
> @@ -584,12 +584,12 @@
> currcons = new_console;
> hide_cursor(currcons);
> }
> -
> +
> if (redraw) {
> set_origin(currcons);
> + set_palette(currcons);
> if (sw->con_switch(vc_cons[currcons].d) && vcmode != KD_GRAPHICS) {
> /* Update the screen contents */
> - set_palette(currcons);
> do_update_region(currcons, origin, screenbuf_size/2);
> }
> }

Thank you very much!

This solved it for me on 2.4.0-test5-pre2. XFree86 4.0.1 + DRI CVS (tdfx-2-1-branch).
Should go into the mainstream kernel...

-Dieter 

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