From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave Jones Subject: Re: [PATCH] New Console system BK Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 17:38:22 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20020703173822.C8934@suse.de> References: <200207020011.g620BTZ9000182@pool-141-150-241-241.delv.east.verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200207020011.g620BTZ9000182@pool-141-150-241-241.delv.east.verizon.net>; from skip.ford@verizon.net on Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 08:11:28PM -0400 Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Skip Ford Cc: James Simmons , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Linux console project , Linux Fbdev development list On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 08:11:28PM -0400, Skip Ford wrote: > James Simmons wrote: > > > > Since 2.5.1 I have placed into the kernel part of the new console system > > code into the DJ tree. So it has been well tested. I was hoping to have > > all the keyboard devices ported over to the input api and the fbdev > > drivers over to the new api. Unfortunely due to time restraints this will > > not be the case. So here goes the first installment of the new console > > system. Please test it yourselves and I will push it to Linus soon. > > > > http://www.transvirtual.com/~jsimmons/console.diff.gz > > With your patch, I have to release the alt key between Fx keys to change > VTs. Is that intentional? > > Without the patch, I can hold down alt and hit F1, F2, F3, F4, then > release the alt key and I will have switched to each of the VTs. > With this patch, I have to press/release alt for each Fx key. Strange, that's a reoccurance of a bug that happened many moons ago circa 2.5.4-dj or so, which James then subsequently fixed. Seems he dropped a bugfix or two.. Dave -- | Dave Jones. http://www.codemonkey.org.uk | SuSE Labs ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek No, I will not fix your computer. http://thinkgeek.com/sf