diff -Naur linux-2.5.27/drivers/video/fbcon-accel.c linux/drivers/video/fbcon-accel.c
--- linux-2.5.27/drivers/video/fbcon-accel.c	Mon Aug  5 21:15:56 2002
+++ linux/drivers/video/fbcon-accel.c	Mon Aug  5 21:17:22 2002
@@ -70,9 +70,47 @@
 	image.width = fontwidth(p);
 	image.height = fontheight(p);
 	image.depth = 1;
-	image.data = p->fontdata + (c & charmask)*fontheight(p)*width;
+	if (!info->pixmap.addr) {
+		image.data = p->fontdata + (c & charmask)*fontheight(p)*width;
+		info->fbops->fb_imageblit(info, &image);
+	}
+	else {
+		unsigned int d_size, d_pitch, i, j; 
+		unsigned int scan_align = (info->pixmap.scan_align) ? info->pixmap.scan_align - 1 : 0;
+		unsigned int buf_align = (info->pixmap.buf_align) ? info->pixmap.buf_align - 1 : 0;
+		char *d_addr, *s_addr;
+
+		d_pitch = (width + scan_align) & ~scan_align;
+		d_size = d_pitch * image.height;
+
+		if (d_size > info->pixmap.size) {
+			BUG();
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		info->pixmap.offset = (info->pixmap.offset + buf_align) & ~buf_align;
 
-	info->fbops->fb_imageblit(info, &image);
+		if (info->pixmap.offset + d_size > info->pixmap.size) {
+#if 0
+			/* Some form of hardware sync'ing may be necessary here */
+			if (info->fbops->fb_sync) 
+				info->fbops->fb_sync(info);
+#endif
+			info->pixmap.offset = 0;
+		}
+		s_addr = p->fontdata + (c & charmask)*fontheight(p)*width;
+		image.data = (char *) (info->pixmap.addr + info->pixmap.offset);
+		d_addr = image.data;
+
+		for (i = image.height; i--; ) {
+			for (j = 0; j < width; j++) 
+				d_addr[j] = *s_addr++;
+			d_addr += d_pitch;
+		}
+
+		info->fbops->fb_imageblit(info, &image);
+		info->pixmap.offset += d_size;
+	}
 }
 
 void fbcon_accel_putcs(struct vc_data *vc, struct display *p,
@@ -87,15 +125,61 @@
 	image.bg_color = attr_bgcol(p, *s);
 	image.dx = xx * fontwidth(p);
 	image.dy = yy * fontheight(p);
-	image.width = fontwidth(p);
 	image.height = fontheight(p);
 	image.depth = 1;
+	if (!info->pixmap.addr) {
+		image.width = fontwidth(p);
+		while (count--) {
+			image.data = p->fontdata +
+				(scr_readw(s++) & charmask) * fontheight(p) * width;
+			info->fbops->fb_imageblit(info, &image);
+			image.dx += fontwidth(p);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		unsigned int d_pitch, d_size, i, j; 
+		unsigned int scan_align = (info->pixmap.scan_align) ? info->pixmap.scan_align - 1 : 0;
+		unsigned int buf_align = (info->pixmap.buf_align) ? info->pixmap.buf_align - 1 : 0;
+		char *s_addr, *d_addr, *d_addr0;
+
+		d_pitch = (width * count) + scan_align;
+		d_pitch &= ~scan_align;
+		d_size = d_pitch * image.height;
+
+		if (d_size > info->pixmap.size) {
+			BUG();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		info->pixmap.offset = (info->pixmap.offset + buf_align) & ~buf_align;
+
+		if (info->pixmap.offset + d_size > info->pixmap.size) { 
+#if 0
+			/* Some form of hardware sync'ing may be necessary here */
+			if (info->fbops->fb_sync)
+				info->fbops->fb_sync(info);
+#endif
+			info->pixmap.offset = 0;
+		}
+
+		image.width = fontwidth(p) * count;
+		image.data = (char *) (info->pixmap.addr + info->pixmap.offset);
+		d_addr = image.data;
+
+		while (count--) {
+			s_addr = p->fontdata + 
+				(scr_readw(s++) & charmask) * fontheight(p) * width;
+			d_addr0 = d_addr;
+			for (i = image.height; i--; ) {
+				for (j = 0; j < width; j++)
+					d_addr0[j] = *s_addr++;
+				d_addr0 += d_pitch;
+			}
+			d_addr += width;
+		}
 
-	while (count--) {
-		image.data = p->fontdata +
-			(scr_readw(s++) & charmask) * fontheight(p) * width;
 		info->fbops->fb_imageblit(info, &image);
-		image.dx += fontwidth(p);
+		info->pixmap.offset += d_size;
 	}
 }
 
diff -Naur linux-2.5.27/include/linux/fb.h linux/include/linux/fb.h
--- linux-2.5.27/include/linux/fb.h	Mon Aug  5 21:16:16 2002
+++ linux/include/linux/fb.h	Mon Aug  5 21:17:48 2002
@@ -291,6 +291,14 @@
 	char  *data;	/* Pointer to image data */
 };
 
+struct fb_pixmap {
+	__u32 addr;         /* buffer pointer (system or video), NULL if none */
+	__u32 offset;       /* offset to buffer */
+	__u32 size;         /* size of buffer */
+	__u32 buf_align;    /* buffer start alignment */
+	__u32 scan_align;   /* scanline alignment, should be <= buf_align */
+};
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #if 1 /* to go away in 2.5.0 */
@@ -359,6 +367,10 @@
     int (*fb_mmap)(struct fb_info *info, struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
     /* switch to/from raster image mode */
     int (*fb_rasterimg)(struct fb_info *info, int start);
+#if 0 
+    /* wait for blit idle, optional */
+    void (*fb_sync)(struct fb_info *info);	 
+#endif
 };
 
 struct fb_info {
@@ -371,6 +383,7 @@
    struct fb_fix_screeninfo fix;        /* Current fix */
    struct fb_monspecs monspecs;         /* Current Monitor specs */
    struct fb_cmap cmap;                 /* Current cmap */
+   struct fb_pixmap pixmap;             /* Offscreen pixmap */
    struct fb_ops *fbops;
    char *screen_base;                   /* Virtual address */
    struct display *disp;		/* initial display variable */