Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-10 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 00:47, Pigeon wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 06:19:21PM -0800, Joe Riel wrote: > > Just wondering, what is a framebuffer console? > > And how would I know whether I was using one? > > It means that your text mode screens, instead of being a real text > mode, are actually gr

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-10 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 06:19:21PM -0800, Joe Riel wrote: > Just wondering, what is a framebuffer console? > And how would I know whether I was using one? It means that your text mode screens, instead of being a real text mode, are actually graphics mode, with characters being displayed by writing

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-09 Thread Joe Riel
Just wondering, what is a framebuffer console? And how would I know whether I was using one? Joe Riel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-08 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Note that some people (like Linus) say that anyone who runs a > > framebuffer console is insane. > > Why? Because it's slow and hacky and if you have hardware VGA you're much b

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-07 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Sat, 2002-12-07 at 07:51, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > On Fri, 06 Dec 2002 the mental interface of > Mark L. Kahnt told: > > > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 20:31, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > > > > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-07 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:38:09PM -0500, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 20:31, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > > > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > > > Note that some people (like Linus) say that a

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-07 Thread Jason Wojciechowski
Elimar Riesebieter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, 06 Dec 2002 the mental interface of > Mark L. Kahnt told: > > > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 20:31, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > > > > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-07 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
On Fri, 06 Dec 2002 the mental interface of Mark L. Kahnt told: > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 20:31, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > > > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > > > Note that some people (like Linus) say tha

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-06 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 20:31, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > Note that some people (like Linus) say that anyone who runs a > > > framebuffer console is insane. > > > > Why? > >

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-06 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:54:52AM -0500, Jason Wojciechowski wrote: > Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Note that some people (like Linus) say that anyone who runs a > > framebuffer console is insane. > > Why? Beats me ... STFW for the answer. I run a framebuffer; Sparc sucks wi

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-06 Thread Jason Wojciechowski
Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Note that some people (like Linus) say that anyone who runs a > framebuffer console is insane. Why? -- Jason Wojciechowski http://wonka.hampshire.edu/~jason msg17452/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature