Re: CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK crashes 2.6.17

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:36:45 +0300 Al Boldi wrote:

> Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
> > Al Boldi wrote:
> > > Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
> > >> Al Boldi wrote:
> > >>> Enabling CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK causes random fatal system
> > >>> freezes.
> > >>>
> > >>> Especially, ping 10.1 -A easily causes a complete system hang during
> > >>> scroll.
> > >>>
> > >>> Is there an easy way to fix this, other than disabling the option?
> > >>
> > >> I can't duplicate your problem. Did it ever work before?
> > >
> > > This option did not exist before 2.6.17.
> >
> > I meant if you tried any of the -rc kernels.
> 
> If -rc's were additive, I would probably use them.  But they are not :(

How big is that problem?  You can use ketchup
(http://www.selenic.com/ketchup/wiki/) or
http://www.xenotime.net/linux/scripts/grab-kernel-rc
to automate that.

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~Randy
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