Re: 109pre2 video problem with X

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:56:56 +0200

> The problem is that console output to the screen is not disabled when the
> console is in graphics mode (vc_mode != KD_TEXT). On a graphical console this
> doesn't matter because the kernel knows how to print text to it. With vgacon or
> vgafb things may go wrong.

It's already fixed in my console patches. After I recover from lost connection
with the rest of the world (i.e., eat up a huge pile of mail), I'll try to do
some filtering of the patches and send them to Linus.

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
"I love complete delivery - with the screwdriver."


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