* console framebuffer scrolling speed
@ 2003-01-11 6:24 M. Johnson
2003-01-14 3:18 ` Scott McDermott
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From: M. Johnson @ 2003-01-11 6:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
When using the unaccelerated framebuffer console, the speed of scrolling
up in programs like less and vi is much, much slower than the speed of
scrolling down, which makes these programs unusable on slower computers.
Does anyone know why this is, or how easily it can be fixed?
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* Re: console framebuffer scrolling speed
2003-01-11 6:24 console framebuffer scrolling speed M. Johnson
@ 2003-01-14 3:18 ` Scott McDermott
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From: Scott McDermott @ 2003-01-14 3:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
M. Johnson on Fri 10/01 22:24 -0800:
> When using the unaccelerated framebuffer console, the speed of
> scrolling up in programs like less and vi is much, much slower than
> the speed of scrolling down, which makes these programs unusable on
> slower computers.
>
> Does anyone know why this is, or how easily it can be fixed?
you are using vesafb? turn off ywrap, turn on mtrr
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