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Updates in CVS

[James S. <jsi...@ac...>]

Hi!

   I have been moving slowly the new console code into CVS. The code has
been tested with vgacon so eveyerthing works. I see new code for the input
stuff. I have been having problems with VC switching. For VCs I have
already logged into when I VC switch the new VC isn't draw until I press
another key. When I VC switch to a console that has minigetty running but
I haven't logged in it takes alot of keypresses to see the screen. I
haven't tried the most recent changes to the input layer in CVS. I'm going
to try it now. 

Q: Why did they deprecate a.out support in linux?
A: Because a nasty coff is bad for your elf.

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Re: Updates in CVS

[Vojtech P. <vo...@su...>]

On Mon, Jun 19, 2000 at 03:27:04PM -0400, James Simmons wrote:

>    I have been moving slowly the new console code into CVS. The code has
> been tested with vgacon so eveyerthing works. I see new code for the input
> stuff. I have been having problems with VC switching. For VCs I have
> already logged into when I VC switch the new VC isn't draw until I press
> another key. When I VC switch to a console that has minigetty running but
> I haven't logged in it takes alot of keypresses to see the screen. I
> haven't tried the most recent changes to the input layer in CVS. I'm going
> to try it now. 

This bug is either in keyboard.c or somewhere closer to the console.
I'll try the input stuff with a clean kernel, and see if it happens even
without the VT/VC changes.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs

Re: Updates in CVS

[James S. <jsi...@ac...>]

> This bug is either in keyboard.c or somewhere closer to the console.
> I'll try the input stuff with a clean kernel, and see if it happens even
> without the VT/VC changes.

Okay. Let me know the results. Also I noticed that the code you put into
CVS is using a more up to date kernel then what we have been using.

Q: Why did they deprecate a.out support in linux?
A: Because a nasty coff is bad for your elf.

James Simmons  [jsi...@li...]               ____/| 
fbdev/console/gfx developer                             \ o.O| 
http://www.linux-fbdev.org                               =(_)= 
http://linuxgfx.sourceforge.net                            U
http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net

Re: Updates in CVS

[Vojtech P. <vo...@su...>]

On Mon, Jun 19, 2000 at 09:43:33PM -0400, James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > This bug is either in keyboard.c or somewhere closer to the console.
> > I'll try the input stuff with a clean kernel, and see if it happens even
> > without the VT/VC changes.
> 
> Okay. Let me know the results. Also I noticed that the code you put into
> CVS is using a more up to date kernel then what we have been using.

True. I'll remove the changes if needed, but I hope we could move a
little forward with the kernel we're basing our work on - the 2.4.0test1
kernel is getting old namely with respect to USB, which is making work
hardwr for me.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs

Re: Updates in CVS

[James S. <jsi...@ac...>]

> True. I'll remove the changes if needed, but I hope we could move a
> little forward with the kernel we're basing our work on - the 2.4.0test1
> kernel is getting old namely with respect to USB, which is making work
> hardwr for me.

I already did. Last night I updated to 2.4.0-test2-pre1. I will update to
test2-pre2 this morning.