Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de> writes:

> btw, why is there that
> #ifdef PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
> 	scr->pcs.cursoron = 0;
> #else
> in vga.c:vga_init_screen()?
> Shouldn't the screen come up with the cursor enabled?

The whole SOFTCURSOR implementation is... very twist{y,ed}.  It really
needs to be redone, in particular to separate the notions of `cursor
on in VT' and `cursor on in display', which are hopelessly intertwined
right now.  If you stare at it too hard, your head will hurt.