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On Wednesday, 13 January 2021 18:14:39 GMT Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> Hello, Peter. |
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> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:30:19 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > Hello list, |
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> > |
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> > I see that the kernel code to scroll the console has been stripped out |
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> > [1]. |
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> This is appalling. I do all my work on the console (apart from web |
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> browsing), and with this development, Linux effectively becomes unusable |
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> to me. I will NOT be bullied into using second rate alternatives like |
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> X-Windows terminals. |
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> Thanks for the heads up! |
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> > What do people use instead? |
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> Well, it looks like I'll have to stop upgrading my kernel at 5.8.n. |
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Actually, the console-scrolling code has gone from 5.4.80 too. Also 5.4.72 I |
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think. |
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Regards, |
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Peter. |
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