From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.16: Cursor trouble on Matrox Millenium II framebuffer Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:22:38 +0800 Message-ID: <44233BCE.3040701@gmail.com> References: <20060323231503.72390.qmail@web52906.mail.yahoo.com> <44232E72.5090203@gmail.com> <21d7e9970603231537l3074d8f9o1ffd9a168c996dd5@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1FMa5M-0001Ct-TK for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:23:24 -0800 Received: from pproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.166.182]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1FMa5L-0006mf-Ku for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:23:24 -0800 Received: by pproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z59so551869pyg for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:23:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <21d7e9970603231537l3074d8f9o1ffd9a168c996dd5@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Chris Rankin , vandrove@vc.cvut.cz, Dave Airlie Dave Airlie wrote: >>> loadkeys uk < /dev/console > /dev/console >>> >>> However, I need this line (don't I?). >> Not saying you don't :-) However, if this particular line is really causing the >> cursor problem, you can workaround it by doing an stty cols rows >> immediately after. >> >> In the meantime, and if you can confirm that kbd is indeed the cause, I'll try to >> duplicate this and find the underlying cause. > > Just to let you know what I do, I boot up in text mode, ssh in and > modprobe my fb driver then fbcon... I don't touch the console during > that time.. if I vt switch and come back it works fine.. > Does the position of the cursor before loading fbcon make a difference? Can you try positioning your cursor at the very top of the screen and at the very bottom of the screen before loading fbcon? Does it make a difference? Can you also post the window size before and after loading fbcon? Just do an stty -a before and after. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642