On 6/16/07, lists@yazzy.org <lists@yazzy.org> wrote:
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> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:45:08 +0930, Brett Lymn <blymn@baesystems.com.au> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 01:41:13PM +0200, Marcin Michal Jessa wrote:
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> >> in the kernel config thinking this was connected with the curses code
> >> for displaying console text.
> >>
> >
> > No - as Martin said, curses is purely userland, nothing to do with the
> > kernel.
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> Yes, I got it the first time.
> I just tried to explain the reason for my initial assumption.
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> My main question still remains unanswered : any idea what causes the console to look so strange, what
> changes in the 4.99.20 kernel could affect the way console output is printed?
>

Do you have any raster console options set?