Re: VT switching problem

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From: Matan Ziv-Av (matan@svgalib.org)
Date: Mon 17 Jun 2002 - 19:34:27 IDT


On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Jason wrote:

> I have an svgalib app that I've been using for a while, but after switching
> to sorcerer linux, when I alt-F# while running the svgalib program, the
> new vt get's completely screwed up.sometimes, the cursor moves around as
> I type, but no textoutput.Sometimes, there's a bunch of non-ascii 
> characters scattered around the screen (smiley faces, different colored
> blocks, etc).
> 
> I can switch back to the svgalib program, which comes back just fine, and
> if I exit it, then switch back to the other vt's, they're back to normal.
> 
> I was under the impression I didn't have to write any code specifically for
> switching VT's.Am I wrong?  Or 
> 
> This worked fine on Mandrake 7.2...

What version of svgalib did work?
What version does not work?
What video card do you use?
What svgalib driver do you use?
What are the relevant config file options?

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Matan Ziv-Av.                         matan@svgalib.org



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