From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Collins Subject: Re: [FBDEV UPDATE] Newer patch. Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:38:05 -0500 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20031117183805.GB476@phunnypharm.org> References: <20031023234552.GB554@phunnypharm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1ALotG-0004pM-00 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:18:26 -0800 Received: from bristol.phunnypharm.org ([65.207.35.130]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ALosL-0006C0-59 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:17:29 -0800 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: 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: James Simmons Cc: Linux Fbdev development list , Linux Kernel Mailing List On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 06:38:46PM +0000, James Simmons wrote: > > > I noticed one thing, and that is that the mach64 used to use software > > cursor it seems (I remember wondering why atyfb_cursor was never used > > anywhere). It's now using the hw cursor. > > Yeap. I'm in the process of getting several driver to use there hardware > cursors. > > > Also, I notice with this new code that the random vertical shifting of > > the console doesn't occur anymore like it does with current 2.6.0-test8 > > code. For as long as I can remember 2.6.0-test, and way back into > > 2.5.5x, this has been a problem with highly active console programs > > (mutt, vim, etc...). Good to see it's going away :) > > :-) > > I have fixed the problems you have reported. I have a newer patch. Note > this is updated with the LCD support. I like to see if the patch works on > sparc. I has updates from the latest 2.4.X kernels. Please give it a try. > > http://phoenix.infradead.org/~jsimmons/fbdev.diff.gz > > Let me know the results. FYI, this new code is working for me on my Blade100. The cursor is much better now. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl