Re: patch fixing background next to penguin logo in monochrome

["Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@hotpop.com>]

On Friday 13 August 2004 16:05, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >
> > diff -uprN linux-2.4-orig/drivers/video/fbcon.c
> > linux-2.4/drivers/video/fbcon.c ---
> > linux-2.4-orig/drivers/video/fbcon.c	2004-09-13 07:40:18.194333488 +0800
> > +++ linux-2.4/drivers/video/fbcon.c	2004-09-13 07:41:52.302026944 +0800
> > @@ -1930,6 +1930,7 @@ static int fbcon_switch(struct vc_data *
> >  	(*info->switch_con)(unit, info);
> >      if (p->dispsw->clear_margins && vt_cons[unit]->vc_mode == KD_TEXT)
> >  	p->dispsw->clear_margins(conp, p, 0);
> > +    conp->vc_can_do_color = p->var.bits_per_pixel != 1;
> >      if (logo_shown == -2) {
> >  	/* G.S.: Display a line above the Boot Logo to state what
> >  	* version of the kernel we are booting.
>
> I don't think it's needed: I saw no artifacts when switching between a
> monochrome and a color VC or vice versa.
>
> When looking at the source, conp->vc_can_do_color is initialized in
> fbcon_setup(), which is called from fbcon_changevar(), which is called by
> the fbdev if the resolution or color depth was changed.
>

Okay.  I wasn't too sure of that since I'm not very familiar with the 2.4
code.

Tony




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