Andries Brouwer writes the following: > >> "Alan Curry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> An SVGATextMode >>> block cursor isn't affected by ^[c -- it truly *becomes* the default > >True - it is obtained by hardware reprogramming. But having lots of programs >touch the hardware is getting less popular.
Yes, I realize that SVGATextMode is probably considered obsolete by now. If the new cursor-restoring code actually solved a problem, SVGATextMode breakage is an acceptable side effect. >Concerning your 1. - You know that such an echo actually creates the VC? >I still recall the times that there was not enough memory for more than >four or five VCs, but probably you don't mind wasting a few hundred kB. I did find a better way, as explained in a subsequent message: Set the console font before changing the cursor, and don't touch it afterward. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
