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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Rudmer van Dijk <rudmer@legolas.dynup.net>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5.x console keyboard problem.
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 18:58:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021225175857.GC1611@zaurus> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021223155048.GA19266@babylon.d2dc.net>

Hi!

> To cheat, just tap the Fn key twice when switching to X, to cheat better
> change your keymap to not have binds for ctrl-alt-Fn.
> 
> It seems very likely that while some cards can survive being poked at by
> the vgacon driver while the X driver is also talking to them, other
> cards have more, significant problems.
> > 
> > I have been seeing this since 2.5.50. 
> 
> But it did not at 2.5.49? That should definitely help him isolate it..

I believe  Ive seen the "both kernel and X write
to the screen" back in 2.2.X days on sparc machines.

-- 
				Pavel
Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need...


  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-02 17:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-23 15:50 2.5.x console keyboard problem Zephaniah E. Hull
2002-12-25 17:58 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-23 15:19 Zephaniah E. Hull

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