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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:18:36 -0500
From: Scott McDermott <vaxerdec@frontiernet.net>
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Subject: Re: console framebuffer scrolling speed
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.44.0301102211020.105386-100000@dante51.u.washington.edu>; from mgjohn@u.washington.edu on Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 10:24:25PM -0800
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M. Johnson on Fri 10/01 22:24 -0800:
> When using the unaccelerated framebuffer console, the speed of
> scrolling up in programs like less and vi is much, much slower than
> the speed of scrolling down, which makes these programs unusable on
> slower computers.
> 
> Does anyone know why this is, or how easily it can be fixed?

you are using vesafb? turn off ywrap, turn on mtrr