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FS#75805 - Please bring back console scroll

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by V B Hunt (shoalcreek5) - Monday, 05 September 2022, 02:08 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Monday, 05 September 2022, 04:16 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Console scroll was removed in the Linux kernel for both framebuffer and vga consoles. It would be nice to have it back. It is sorely needed any time a system is being installed or updated from a console and also when recovering a system that doesn't use gui or has a borked gui.

Additional info:
I believe the requisite code was removed upstream around kernel version 5.9.
Upstream bug report: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209421

Steps to reproduce:
Open a console (alt-F2), log in, and create output that scrolls past the screen (e.g."ls /usr/lib" or "pacman -Syu") and then try to scroll up with /shift+pgup/. Nothing happens. It should scroll up to previous output.
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Monday, 05 September 2022, 04:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 05 September 2022, 02:18 GMT
So it was removed upstream, what do you expect Arch to do?
Comment by V B Hunt (shoalcreek5) - Monday, 05 September 2022, 02:46 GMT
Report back upstream that "lusers" are complaining. Other than that, there's not much for Arch to do.

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