NeoMagic console framebuffer under 2.6 kernel

ChopChopMasterOnion · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2003 Posts: 70 Location: North Texas

I'm having wierd effects on my text-consoles under 2.6.0-test9-mm5. when it scrolls, I often get wierd brown stripes, and its reactions to deletion and backspaces mid-line are graphically wrong, though they react correctly in the buffer (memory) and look wrong on the screen. This second part is particularly a problem in nano. is this just NeoMagic or even just Thinkpad 600/600E? Or is it a more general kernel-driver problem? maybe I'm just doing something wrong. thanks
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Giganight · n00b Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 31 Location: Plymouth, Ma

I have the same problem with my 600e as well, any help would greatly appreciated
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IvanHoe · l33t Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 658

The answer is to use the VESA driver instead. The NeoMagic driver is crappy.

monotux · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:34 am Post subject:

the neomagic driver in 2.6 is _really_ crappy.
either use 2.4 with neomagic, or use vesa in 2.6

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