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Date:      Wed, 16 Aug 1995 20:38:45 +0200
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        Gary Palmer <gary@palmer.demon.co.uk>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: syscons 
Message-ID:  <199508161838.UAA06744@grumble.grondar.za>

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> I've noticed some annoying behaviour form syscons. It seems to happen
> when switching VTY's when there is output on the one you are switching
> from happening around the same time.
> 
> Effects have varied from the cursor being in the wrong place to parts
> of the screen not being updated (i.e. bits of the old VTY are still
> visable).

I have this too. Bits of the previous screen overwriting the screen you have
just moved to. It is a little difficult, but possible to repeat. You need
rapid and copious output...

> Maybe this only happens on my old, slow, 486DX33, but I've noticed it
> a couple of times in the last few days/weeks and it's annoying. I'm
> running a recent kernel from the 2.1-STABLE branch.

I have it on a 486DX50 with a -current last compiled about 10 days ago...

> Is this behaviour known about? Is there a cure?

Yehbo. Dunno.

M

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