RE: [BUG] 2.4.0-test4 and console

Anssi Kolehmainen (anssi.kolehmainen@pp.inet.fi)
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:26:58 +0300

> Andrew Morton writes:
> > Actually, Mathieu's words and patch are consistent.
> >
> > Several people have recently reported the console-blacking-out-problem
> > and this looks like the source.
> >
> > It was not I who made this change, and I guess before it's backed out we
> > should find out who did it, and what they were trying to achieve.
>
> James Simmons, iirc. It does however look correct. Maybe the problem
> is lower down in the card-specific drivers rather than here? Before
> backing out the change, I think we need more investigation of the cause
> of the problem.

I believe it's in card drivers. I tried 'VGA' driver (that came with
XFree86) and console was ok.
With 'nv' driver (came with XFree86 4.0.1) console dims at first start and
in the second time it turns completely blank.
With 'nvidia' driber (v0.94, from NVidia) console blanks totally at first
start.
Another interesting point is that with 'nv' console dims only when starting
X (so I can restore console just by logging to another VT and 'reset', but
with 'nvidia' console blanks always when I switch to X.

Ake

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