From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: fbcon bug? Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:51:13 +0800 Message-ID: <43793101.5050806@gmail.com> References: <4377F564.6000704@comcast.net> <20051114191340.GA12139@sci.fi> <4378EF3E.8050609@gmail.com> <43792A1D.50208@comcast.net> 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 1Ebp2u-0006ek-Pt for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:51:36 -0800 Received: from xproxy.gmail.com ([66.249.82.202]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Ebp2t-0004Ke-J0 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:51:37 -0800 Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s6so1655453wxc for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:51:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <43792A1D.50208@comcast.net> 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" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Zack Smith Zack Smith wrote: > Antonino A. Daplas wrote: >> Once the console is in KD_GRPHICS mode, all access the to the >> framebuffer are essentially stopped. > > What I'm seeing is that after a console switch to a KD_GRAPHICS console > (call it A) > from a KD_TEXT console (console B), B's cursor is seemingly undrawn in A. > Basically, wherever the cursor was B, that's where you will see a black > box drawn in A, > and there is a delay in its being drawn. Strange. If you can trace why this is happening, that will be helpful. Note that vt.c also has it's own softcursor (it uses con->putc), which sometimes run in parallel with fbcon's cursor so you might want to check that also. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click