Re: std VGA text console funnies

H. J. Lu (hjl@freya.yggdrasil.com)
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 04:09:24 -0700 (PDT)

>
> Hello,
>
> > It is a HGC card. Do you have a patch?
>
> Not yet, but please try lowering the font height as I described in my
> original reply. I'll probably install an ancient MDA card in my computer,
> but now I'll be out of town for several days.
>

This patch against linux 2.1.122 seems to work for me.

Thanks.

H.J.
----
Index: drivers/video/vgacon.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/work/cvs/linux/linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.7
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -p -r1.1.1.7 -r1.2
--- vgacon.c 1998/09/07 02:39:08 1.1.1.7
+++ vgacon.c 1998/09/22 14:38:53 1.2
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ __initfunc(static const char *vgacon_sta
display_desc = "*MDA";
request_region(0x3b0,12,"mda");
request_region(0x3bf, 1,"mda");
- vga_video_font_height = 16;
+ vga_video_font_height = 12;
}
}
else /* If not, it is color. */

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