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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 23:51:05 +0000 (GMT)
From: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
To: Tobias Rittweiler <inkognito.anonym@uni.de>
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Subject: Re[2]: [STATUS] fbdev api.
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> AD> Do you have framebuffer console enabled but with no framebuffer device
> AD> enabled at boot time?  This will always fail with James' current patch.
> 
> AD> The diff I submitted in one of my replies in this thread (fbcon.diff)
> AD> might fix that (not sure).
> 
> Thanks, that patches fixes it.

The fix is in the latest BK tree as well so Linus will get the fix :-)

> >> b) After returning from blanking mode (via APM) to normal mode, no
> >>    character is drawn. Let's assume I'm using VIM when that happens:
> >>    After putting any character to return from blank mode, the screen stays
> >>    blanked apart from the cursor that _is_ shown. Now I'm able to move
> >>    the cursor, and when the cursor encounters a character, this char
> >>    is drawn (and keeps drawn). Though when I press Ctrl-L or when I go one line
> >>    above to the current top-line (i.e. by forcing a redrawn), the
> >>    whole screen is drawn properly.
> >> 
> AD> Can you try this?
> AD> [..diff..]
>
> Yes, it fixes the problem, thanks.

Will apply.

> AD> the problem disappears, so I thought this was an isolated case with my
> AD> setup :-). Similar glitches happen also in emacs with syntax
> AD> highlighting turned on.
> 
> Still there.

 ????


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