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On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 20:59 +0100, Milan Mimica wrote:
> Attached is a patch related to this thread:
> http://www.allegro.cc/forums/view_thread.php?_id=547283
> It basically delays Linux console initialization until there is no
> driver that requires a console and releases the console when no driver
> is using it any more. This way the user can write command-line programs
> using timers (and even mouse) without needing a real console.
>
> I couldn't test the SVGA driver because it doesn't work for some reason.
Was this patch applied? And what does it do? I'm somewhat lost what is
meant with "console" here.. does it simply mean, no X11 window is
created before you call set_gfx_mode?
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Elias Pschernig