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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!cs.mu.OZ.AU!summer
From: summer@ee.mu.OZ.AU (Mark Summerfield)
Subject: syscons-0.2, codrv - bugs? (Or is it me?)
Message-ID: <9310408.16741@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU
Organization: Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 22:21:34 GMT
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Over Easter I tried to install both codrv (0.1.1) and syscons-0.2 and
have experienced problems with each of them.  I'd like to get one or
other of them working (preferably both/either for the peace of mind of
knowing that I've solved the problems!)

codrv - Installed OK, works fine, but thinks I'm using a CGA graphics
        card.  Actually I'm running on a notebook with a 32 greyscale
        VGA compatible LCD display.

syscons - Installs and "works" (i.e. I can log in and do things, so it's
          not a total disaster) but:
        * Characters with descenders are not displayed properly - the
          bottom lines of the descenders get repeated below the 
          characters.
        * Numlock, capslock and scrolllock hang the keyboard (and kill
          the turbo LED).
        * Switching between virtual consoles and back, or running the
          80x25 or 80x50 utilities causes the display to start double-
          spacing (i.e. a blank line is displayed between each line,
          and scrolling does not work properly).  This also kills the
          turbo LED -- which stays that way until a hard reset!

          syscons at least recognises that I have a "color" VGA display!

 Mark.
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              Mark Summerfield,  Photonics Research Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne  
                ACSnet[AARN/Internet]: summer@ee.mu.oz[.au] 
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