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

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

Chris Rankin wrote:
> --- Dave Airlie <airlied@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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..
> 
> If vt-switching "fixes" things then that would explain why I can't reproduce this bug now.
> 

Can you both try this patch?

Tony

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index eb46629..bf4aeb5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *v
 		set_blitting_type(vc, info);
 	}
 
+	ops->p = &fb_display[fg_console];
 }
 
 static void fbcon_deinit(struct vc_data *vc)


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