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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!uunet!pipex!sunic!isgate!veda.is!adam From: adam@veda.is (Adam David) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: BIOS console (scroll lock) Message-ID: <C4np3J.Jpx@veda.is> Date: 29 Mar 93 15:16:31 GMT Organization: Veda Systems, Iceland Lines: 9 The scroll-lock key can be useful at the console to see what is going on when things are moving too fast, but there is an annoying side-effect. Not only does it freeze output to the console but all output freezes, even on remote telnet sessions. For all I know, the whole system is put on hold. Which console drivers allow scroll-lock to apply only to the console? What are their relative merits and pitfalls? -- Adam David (adam@veda.is)