From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264492AbTLLGYn (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:24:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264493AbTLLGYn (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:24:43 -0500 Received: from dyn-213-36-179-191.ppp.tiscali.fr ([213.36.179.191]:40710 "EHLO nsbm.kicks-ass.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264492AbTLLGYm (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:24:42 -0500 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:24:23 +0100 From: Witukind To: gene.heskett@verizon.net Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.4.23] cursor dissapears in framebuffer console after switching back from X Message-Id: <20031212072423.35b7ff7c.witukind@nsbm.kicks-ass.org> In-Reply-To: <200312111859.55655.gene.heskett@verizon.net> References: <200312081536.26022.andrew@walrond.org> <20031210054253.GA1982@kroah.com> <20031211213235.7a41e3f8.witukind@nsbm.kicks-ass.org> <200312111859.55655.gene.heskett@verizon.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.7 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i586-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:59:55 -0500 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 11 December 2003 15:32, Witukind wrote: > >This is 100% reproduceable on my machine. When I boot Linux the > > cursor can be seen. then I start XFree86 and when I switch back to > > the framebuffer console with ALT-CTRL-F(x) it is not there anymore. > > I am using tdfx.o with a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI, XFree86 4.3.0 > > (Slackware 9.1). If more information is needed I'll be glad to > > provide it. > > This was asked by me a week or 2 back,and the answer is that in your > .config that built your kernel, you probably have both a framebuffer > for your card enabled, and a generic vesa framebuffer. Turn off the > generic framebuffer and make/reinstall your kernel. I don't have a VESA framebuffer enabled. Only tdfx.o. > -- > Cheers, Gene > AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M > Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M > 99.22% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly > Yahoo.com attornies please note, additions to this message > by Gene Heskett are: > Copyright 2003 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. > > -- Jabber: heimdal@jabber.org