Bug#420582: atyfb: text mode console slightly broken
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:18:47 +0100
Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 01:12:06PM +0200, mala@hinterbergen.de wrote:
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-powerpc
> > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12
> > Severity: important
> >
> > I've just upgraded to etch and encountered the following problem:
> > When using the console, I get strange columns from the top of my
> > screen to the bottom in which the character which should be
> > displayed at that position alternates quite quickly with the one
> > four characters to the right. This happens so fast that the eye
> > can't follow properly. There are 7 of these columns, and the first
> > 20 or so columns from the left of the screen display correctly. X
> > works fine, though. However, not being able to use the console
> > properly is a serious limitation of the current kernel, at least in
> > my opinion.
>
> Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?
>
> If you're running Etch, could you try to reproduce this bug
> with the 2.6.24 based kernel added in 4.0r4?
> http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linux-2.6.24.html
>
> Cheers,
> Moritz
>
Hi Moritz,
I successfully revived the laptop in question, and the strange stripes
are still there, both in the old kernel from back then and new
2.6.24-ethcnhalf one I got today via security upgrades. So yes,
positive, this error still occurs with more recent kernel versions. Now
that I have the laptop revived, let me know if you want some tests
performed.
Cheers and thanks,
Manuel
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