From: Nigel Cunningham Change the console code to support up to 256 (maybe 255?) columns. --- drivers/char/vt.c | 4 ++-- include/linux/selection.h | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/char/vt.c~support-wider-consoles drivers/char/vt.c --- 25/drivers/char/vt.c~support-wider-consoles 2004-01-28 23:13:43.000000000 -0800 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/char/vt.c 2004-01-28 23:13:43.000000000 -0800 @@ -3062,13 +3062,13 @@ unsigned short *screen_pos(int currcons, return screenpos(currcons, 2 * w_offset, viewed); } -void getconsxy(int currcons, char *p) +void getconsxy(int currcons, unsigned char *p) { p[0] = x; p[1] = y; } -void putconsxy(int currcons, char *p) +void putconsxy(int currcons, unsigned char *p) { gotoxy(currcons, p[0], p[1]); set_cursor(currcons); diff -puN include/linux/selection.h~support-wider-consoles include/linux/selection.h --- 25/include/linux/selection.h~support-wider-consoles 2004-01-28 23:13:43.000000000 -0800 +++ 25-akpm/include/linux/selection.h 2004-01-28 23:13:43.000000000 -0800 @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ extern u16 screen_glyph(int currcons, in extern void complement_pos(int currcons, int offset); extern void invert_screen(int currcons, int offset, int count, int shift); -extern void getconsxy(int currcons, char *p); -extern void putconsxy(int currcons, char *p); +extern void getconsxy(int currcons, unsigned char *p); +extern void putconsxy(int currcons, unsigned char *p); extern u16 vcs_scr_readw(int currcons, const u16 *org); extern void vcs_scr_writew(int currcons, u16 val, u16 *org); _