Re: Linux 2.6.16: Cursor trouble on Matrox Millenium II framebuffer

["Dave Airlie" <airlied@gmail.com>]

On 3/23/06, Chris Rankin <rankincj@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hmm, the effect is no longer happening on my console, although it was at a consistent height
> before. (As if someone thought that the framebuffer had fewer lines than it actually did.)
>

Happens for me with my intelfb tree, on first entry to fbcon.. a VT
switch fixes it...

Dave.

> The machine is a busy one that is awkward to reboot. I'll try and schedule something.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> --- "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Chris Rankin wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have just booted vanilla 2.6.16, and am having trouble with the cursor on my framebuffer
> > > console. The cursor tracks the column correctly, but appears on a line too high up the screen.
> >
> > How high? Is the offset constant?
> >
> > >
> > > All kernels up to 2.6.15 work correctly.
> >
> > Can you try booting with video=matroxfb:noaccel?
> >
> > Tony
> >
>
>
>
>
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