Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:22:18 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] vt - fb: hide cursor in graphics mode | From | Risto Suominen <> |
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2009/1/22 Risto Suominen <risto.suominen@gmail.com>: > 2009/1/22 Risto Suominen <risto.suominen@gmail.com>: >> 2009/1/22 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>: >>> >>> NAK. You need to work out what your real problem is I think. When we >>> enter graphics mode we hide the cursor automatically and always have done. >>> >>> See set_cursor() and also do_blank_screen(1) >>> >> Could it be that console != fg_console, and we never reach do_blank_screen? >> >> Risto >> > Wait, I have a better theory: fbcon_is_inactive() hinders > fbcon_cursor() from doing anything, if the vc is already in graphics > mode. > > Risto > Well, looks like this theory holds. I'll send another patch, this time for fbcon.c, that demonstrates this by fixing the problem.
Risto
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