From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: Framebuffer display corruption on 2.6.12 Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:20:34 +0800 Message-ID: <42FD20B2.3080209@gmail.com> References: <42FCD122.4070705@gentoo.org> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1E3htn-0000kX-4z for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:21:11 -0700 Received: from zproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.162.198]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1E3htk-0005eT-FK for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:21:11 -0700 Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 9so475446nzo for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:21:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <42FCD122.4070705@gentoo.org> Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi, > > This looks like a userspace issue, but apparently it only appears after > upgrading from 2.6.11 to 2.6.12... > > Some Gentoo users have reported display corruption when using the > framebuffer, easily visible in dialog-based applications. Sample > screenshot: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=63264 > > Although the screenshot shows a framebuffer running on top of gentoo's > "framebuffer splash", the same issue exists if you use plain old vesafb > with no splash. > > The issue has been reproduced in 2.6.13-rc5-mm1. I can't reproduce it here. But can you try to reproduce it with vgacon and with fbcon. > > Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated. Should I get > this reported to the kernel bugzilla? > You may. (Do it under Drivers->Console/Framebuffers) Some prefer bugzilla, some don't. I don't mind which. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf