From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261364AbVDUOC6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:02:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261365AbVDUOC6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:02:58 -0400 Received: from open.hands.com ([195.224.53.39]:37264 "EHLO open.hands.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261364AbVDUOC4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:02:56 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:12:14 +0100 From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linux ARM Kernel list Subject: noddy question involving /dev/vc/0 and /dev/fb/0 on 2.6.7.11 Message-ID: <20050421141214.GW16160@lkcl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i X-hands-com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: lkcl@lkcl.net Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hi, please reply cc to me as well because i am not on these lists (well i am but the receive post options are switched off), thank you. i have a "noddy" question where what used to work under 2.4.27 (echo 'hello world' > /dev/vc/0) now doesn't work on 2.6.7.11, even though echo 'garbage' > /dev/fb/0 does - just like it used to on 2.4.27. this is with an arm embedded system i'm developing for (CLPS711x derivative) and i have it set up so that the console is on the serial port. i have ported the framebuffer device over to 2.6, and have it working (echo garbage > /dev/fb/0 shows up garbage in the top left corner). what kernel options do i need such that echo 'hello world' > /dev/vc/0 will work and i get my lovely flashing cursor back? many thanks, l. -- -- http://lkcl.net --