Re: std VGA text console funnies

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:51:11 +0200

> I've had something similiar happen myself; with 2.1.114 & 2.1.115 recently
> whereas; also when the system is under load; the characters on the screen
> suddenly go random; the entire screen. I would expect it's video corruption
> myself; but am unsure. I'm not sure what has caused it; and it's only happened
> twice. No form of correcting it other than a shutdown..

Do you use any graphic programs? (X, svgalib etc.)

Does "under load" mean heavy console activity or just heavy CPU/disk
use?

> I'm also running in 80x60 chars; which could have something to do with it..

Please check whether it happens in 80x25 as well.

Have a nice fortnight

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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
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