Bug#606955: Bug #606955 [kexec-tools] Kexec should clean the screen before boot

2013-01-13 Thread Khalid Aziz
I am adding code to clear the screen just before calling kexec to start new kernel. It does clear the screen, but it seems when the new kernel starts to use framebuffer again, some of the old contents of framebuffer do come back. Framebuffer will need to be cleared by the kernel which is outside th

Bug#606955: [kexec-tools] Kexec should clean the screen before boot

2010-12-13 Thread Landry MINOZA
Package: kexec-tools Version: 1:2.0.1-4 Severity: wishlist --- Please enter the report below this line. --- When kexec start the previously loaded kernel, the screen is full of the shutdown "logs". It should be emptied else the kernel boot messages are mixed with the previous lines. Maybe the r