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To: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Turning off automatic screen clanking
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Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> 
> 
>>One of Richard's points is that there is presently no way to fix the
>>box in userspace.  If the kernel crashes during boot, it will blank
>>the screen and there is no way to unblank it in that state.
> 
> 
> Well something like this should work without complicating things during 
> panic.
> 

[snip]

This looks like it prevents blanking after panic.  What about UNblanking 
during panic?