Subject: Re: PCVT vs. XFree86 3.1.x
To: None <hm@hcs.de>
From: Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 08/24/1995 09:44:56
>From: hm@hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis)
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 14:35:44 +0200 (METDST)
>
>>From the keyboard of Mark_Weaver@brown.edu:
>
>> Mark F Willey <willey@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
>> > I do, however have a problem with 3.1.2 and the Mach32 server...  when I go
>> > back to a text window, the graphics mode is incorrect and I get the
>> > out-of-sync text smeared and wrapped about my screen.  Anyone else get
>> > this?
>> 
>> I have the same problem under 3.1.2/Mach32/PCVT-3.30/NetBSD-current-Aug-11.
>
>After talking with Joerg about this problem, it looks like the Mach 32 server
>code has a bug.
>
>In general, Xfree86 has the complete control and knowledge of storing and
>restoring the VGA Chip registers and (!) clock generator values, so pcvt is
>not involved in this process.

I do NOT see this problem under 3.1.2/Mach32/pccons/NetBSD-current-950821.

It's probably still be a bug in the Mach32 server, but pcvt tickles it
and pccons does not.
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