Re: [linux-fbdev] Console on frame-buffer... how?

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Paolo Scaffardi wrote:
> Then, i see that VT is not registered because at CON_INIT, the functions
> tests the value of 'conswitchp' before running any 'con_startup' function,
> and it is NULL. Who should initialize it if this function has to be called
> before any other one that initializes the framebuffer? I cannot change
> virtual terminal because VT is not registered, then there is something wrong
> on this, isnt it?

Make sure to setup the dummy console early in your startup code (cfr.
{chrp,pmac}_setup.c):

    conswitchp = &dummy_con;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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