Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:25:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:25:03 -0500 Received: from rmx194-mta.mail.com ([165.251.48.41]:29139 "EHLO rmx194-mta.mail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:24:49 -0500 Message-ID: <385246622.976730040933.JavaMail.root@web628-mc> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:54:00 -0500 (EST) From: Damien BENOIST To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-video@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz Subject: kernel 2.2.17 vgaconsole patch Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: mail.com X-Originating-IP: 193.56.46.14 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I had already mailed to mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz but got no answer, so i remail as described in the "How to Get Your Change Into the Linux Kernel or The Unofficial Linus HOWTO" Please give me some feed back (damien.benoist@epita.fr) thanks. kernel: 2.2.17 pb: // 0 does not work with ega/vga adapter and mono display how to duplicate the pb: compile the kernel with the following options (module or not): - vga console - parallel port use the following hardware: - monochrome display - ega/vga adapter - a // port at 0x3bc changes: - region size for ega/vga adapter with mono display (12bytes instead of 16). --- drivers/video/vgacon.c Fri Oct 13 21:05:36 2000 +++ drivers/video/vgacon.c.old Thu Oct 12 16:12:17 2000 @@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ * flashing on RHS of screen during heavy console scrolling . * Oct 1996, Paul Gortmaker. * - * For monochrome display with ega adapter the requested port region was - * too large, going over the // port 0 region. //0 was then inaccessible. - * Oct 2000, * * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public * License. See the file COPYING in the main directory of this archive for @@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ vga_video_type = VIDEO_TYPE_EGAM; vga_vram_end = 0xb8000; display_desc = "EGA+"; - request_region(0x3b0,12,"ega"); + request_region(0x3b0,16,"ega"); } else { ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/