Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:17:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:17:56 -0400 Received: from mail.uklinux.net ([80.84.72.21]:10000 "EHLO s1.uklinux.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:17:55 -0400 Envelope-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:02:05 +0100 (BST) From: Ken Moffat To: jbradford@dial.pipex.com cc: Joerg Pommnitz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Framebuffer still "EXPERIMENTAL"? In-Reply-To: <200209271106.g8RB6PDg000759@darkstar.example.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2047 Lines: 44 On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 jbradford@dial.pipex.com wrote: > > Hello Listees, > > yesterday I compiled 2.5.38 for the first time and noticed that the > > framebuffer option is still marked "EXPERIMENTAL". Well, I know for sure > > that I used the VESA-FB 3 years ago to get X running on a strange laptop > > graphic chip, so it is at least that long available (actually I think it > > got introduced for the Sparc port somewhen in 1995??). > > > > I think it's about time to promote the framebuffer code to a full fledged > > kernel feature. Comments? > > I've noticed a bug with it, but haven't had time to investigate more fully, infact it might not be a kernel bug, but I suspect that it is. I don't usually use the framebuffer, (I prefer the standard text mode). > > On a standard Slackware 8.1 install, (kernel 2.4.18), on a machine with an ATI graphics card, and with the framebuffer enabled, if you type clear, then fill the screen with text so that it scrolls, (e.g. do a find /), the top four lines where the penguin used to be do not scroll, they just keep the text that is originally put there. If you press shift-pageup, and then shift-pagedown, it fixes it. > > If anybody has got the time to look in to this, I'll post more details. > > John. Normal operation. Either switch to a different tty, or set a font. There does seem to be a bug in your mailer, though (excessive line length) :-> Ken > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- Out of the darkness a voice spake unto me, saying "smile, things could be worse". So I smiled, and lo, things became worse. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/