Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] FB console clears with large white area at startup

[Antonino D. <ad...@po...>]

> 
> As far as I can tell at the moment, in take_over_console the outgoing console
> is suppose to save its screen contents (if visible) and these will be put onto
> the new console when update_screen() is called. Dumping the saved VGA screen,
> it seems that the saved screen consists entirely of 0x720, which I think
> explains the white. Why the VGA screen contents are like that I have, as yet, no
> idea.
> 
If I remember PC text mode correctly, 0x720 is the correct code for
space.  7 is the attribute (I forgot what it stands for though -
probably normal) and 20 is just the ASCII code for space.  So, the
console essentially blanked your screen, but is misinterpreted when
switched to graphics mode.

Tony