Re: [PATCH] Set the vga cursor even when hidden

[Samuel Thibault]

Hi,

Antonino A. Daplas, le Sun 06 Nov 2005 08:37:27 +0800, a écrit :
> Why not use this method (scanline_end < scanline_start) for VGA, and
> the default method (moving the cursor out of the screen) for the rest?

Well, visually impaired people might want to use other cards as well.

> Or why not just set bit 5 of the cursor start register (port 0x0a) to disable
> the cursor, and clear to enable? I believe this will also work for the
> other types.

If this works, it would be fine.

Regards,
Samuel
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