On Fri, Jul 31, 1998 at 09:55:28AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Richard Gooch wrote:
> > spirilis@mindmeld.dyn.ml.org writes:
> > > Hi,
> > > I just installed 2.1.112 with devfs-47 and the devfs-framebuffer patch,
> > > plus the VCC patch written by smilax@mindmeld.dyn.ml.org.
> > > I just experienced a rather interesting problem on tty2:
> > > In lynx, when entering a URL, if I hit the UP arrow key, it cancels the URL
> > > entry instead of going to the previously entered URL--a keyboard problem most
> > > likely.
> > > Furthermore, when I exited lynx I switched to tty1 and then back to tty2 real
> > > quick--now I have what was the upper-half of tty1 at the bottom of tty2. tty1
> > > is okay, but that chunk of what-was tty1 is still there, PLUS tty2's screen
> > > memory is pushed up half-a-screen -- I can only view and scroll the first
> > > upper part of tty2.
> > > Even when entering an SVGAlib application, coming back I still can only scroll
> > > the top half of the screen with the bottom half [full of colorful gibberish
> > > due SVGAlib using that video RAM for its own graphics]
> > >
> > > S3 803/805 VGA chipset. Haven't been able to use VESAfb though, although I
> > > think that's because it doesn't support VESA 2.0 extensions.
> >
> > Sounds like a FBcon problem rather than a devfs problem. Geert?
>
> Do not use vgafb, use vgacon.
>
> Vgafb will be removed soon.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Geert
>
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> Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
> Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
> Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
>
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