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Re: ANNOUNCE (Linux): svgalib "soon"
>>>>> "Clifford" == Clifford Thomas Matthews <ctm@ardi.com> writes:
Clifford> The SVGAlib port requires kernel 1.3.15 or later to run.
Clifford> This is necessary because Executor/SVGAlib needs to be
Clifford> able to get a SIGIO sent to it when the state of the
Clifford> mouse changes. In older kernels this worked only for
Clifford> bus mice. So if you have a bus mouse you *may* be able
Clifford> to get by with an older kernel, but since our testing
Clifford> machine has a serial mouse, we had to upgrade.
Actually, this is backwards. In older kernels SIGIO worked only for
serial mice, and I had to upgrade my kernel since I use a bus mouse.
The bottom line is that if you have a serial mouse, you shouldn't need
a kernel >= 1.3.15. Otherwise, you do.
-Mat
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