From: umthom61@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Adam Thompson) Subject: Re: new SVGA patch. Realtek card added Date: 5 May 1992 02:57:38 GMT
In <1992May2.191106.6439@paramount.nikhefk.nikhef.nl> wkasdo@paramount.nikhefk.nikhef.nl (Willem Kasdorp) writes:
> - If you select a SVGA text mode (not the standard 80x50 VGA mode) there is no
> login prompt at the other virtual consoles! Surely this is a bug, but is it
> mine? It is still possible to enter a login name and password though.
> Do people with other SVGA cards have it as well? Some hacking around
> in init.c and getty.c revealed no obvious reason for the bug. It is
> probably related to the fact that setting the SVGA mode clears the screen.
Yes... I have this problem too. I use an ATI VGA1024 w/512k (chiplevel 1).
I've noticed that the behaviour exists *only* with 0.95c+. I haven't had
time to get 0.95c++ but the problem was ... introduced at some point LATER
then 0.95b, as that version worked fine in this regard. It didn't bother me,
as you just hit <CR> and output works fine...
-Adam Thompson
umthom61@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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