fbcon or sisfb problem?
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From: Thomas Winischhofer <thomas@winischhofer.net>
Date: 2004-05-28 00:28:25
I see the following problems here with fbcon in 2.6.6 + my development version of sisfb (just committed to Andrew and Marcelo since it fixes important 64bit issues not relevant here): 1) Upon start (be it in kernel, be it upon modprobe), I see a big white rectangle. It seems that this rectangle's size matches exactly the size of the previous console area. I have seen reports of similar problems since late 2003. Any progress on this? (I have digged around in the fbcon code but got lost at some time.) 2) When switching from X back to the console, I only get a blank screen and a blinking cursor. Switching to another text console and back makes all text of the initial console reappear. Known issue? 3) On a pure 64bit AMD system, starting any text editor (nano, jed, etc) does not clear the screen. Characters that were visible on the screen prior to starting the editor (eg other programs' output, etc) still show up in the editor (of course, they are "ghost" characters and can't be edited). Switching to another console and back solves this, too. Known issue? (Sidenote: This does not happen on my ia32 systems). None of these problems seem sisfb's fault. They all happen if sisfb's 2D acceleration is disabled as well. Opinions? Comments? Thomas PS: Please cc: me -- Thomas Winischhofer Vienna/Austria thomas AT winischhofer DOT net http://www.winischhofer.net/ twini AT xfree86 DOT org ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click