On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, Sascha Wildner wrote:
> walt schrieb: > > > Can you try one more thing? From qemu, do 'kldload vesa', choose some > > > valid > > > mode number from the output of 'vidcontrol -i mode' (15, 16 or 32 bit will > > > do), and set a VESA mode with 'vidcontrol MODE_<number>'. Tell me if the > > > problem persists with the new resolution. > > > > Hey, that works! Completely fixes the blanking-every-other-character while > > scrolling through my command history. > > > > I hope that suggests a possible fix for this problem? > > > > (BTW I chose vidcontrol MODE_30 more or less at random.) > > Ok, that's not a VESA mode though (which begin at 256), but the info is useful > anyways, although I'm a bit confused. If you think YOU are confused, you should try sitting in front of MY machine. > As far as I can see, 'MODE_30' should be identical to '80x50' text mode (you > can confirm that by looking at 'vidcontrol -i mode' output and see if it says > '80x50 in the fifth column for mode 30). But in an earlier mail (where I asked > you to try 'vidcontrol -f 8x8 iso-8x8.fnt 80x50') you sounded as if 80x50 > didn't make a difference. > > So, as MODE_30 seems to work, does the problem return if you switch back from > MODE_30 to 80x25 with 'vidcontrol 80x25'? <sigh> The kvm folks just committed a (relatively) huge update from the qemu folks, and I'm running it now. As of this particular moment, today's kvm seems to be behaving much better than yesterday's kvm. BUT! I know I don't need to tell you that things could change without notice. I'll test more extensively tomorrow when I'm more awake, hoping for the best but expecting the worst ;o)
