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SubjectRe: VGA text console display problem with kernel 2.6.23-rc5/6
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On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 03:26 -0400, ben soo wrote:
> i've 2 servers with old PCI VGA cards, one using X86_64 kernel
> version 2.6.23-rc5 and one with i386 kernel version 2.6.23-rc6,
> both wired into the same CRT via a KVM switch.

Is this new? If yes, what's the version of the last working kernel?

>
> No matter what text screen size i set on both these machines (using
> resizecons) the shell line where i type in commands is past the
> bottom of the screen, invisible.
>
> Another box connected to the same KVM displays fine, and it runs
> 2.6.22-rc7.
>
> i also have a box running kernel 2.6.23-rc5 where the console
> display is fine: it uses a GeForce 8500 PCI-E vidcard driving a LCD
> screen.

Can you post dmesg and output of stty -a?

Tony


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