Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> (This report is on behalf of Declan Moriarty)
>
> To reproduce the problem, install the "kbd" package, and from the first
> virtual console execute the following command:
>
> setfont lat1-08 # or any other 8-pixel font
Forgot to say that this bug is reproducible only on non-framebuffer console.
> Then switch to the second console and see that the cursor disappeared.
> Moreover, the following escape sequences function improperly:
>
> echo -e '\033[?Xc' where X is a digit
>
> Even more, from the second console this command
>
> setfont lat1-16
>
> gives 43 screen lines with only upper halves of characters (bottoms are
> cut, and I suspect this also happens with the cursor).
>
> Looks like a bug in the character cell height logic. Could you please fix
> it or at least point me to some overview of the relevant source files?
This bug seems to be Radeon-specific (doesn't exist on ATI Mach64). But even
on Radeons, it can't be reproduced in 2.4 kernels - so it's a kernel bug.
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Alexander E. Patrakov