diff -dpr elks.orig/Documentation/Configure.help elks-0.0.74/Documentation/Configure.help
*** elks.orig/Documentation/Configure.help	Thu Nov 19 17:01:08 1998
--- elks-0.0.74/Documentation/Configure.help	Tue Jan 26 13:46:42 1999
*************** CONFIG_CONSOLE_DIRECT
*** 66,71 ****
--- 66,76 ----
    A direct console driver. This is currently the only console driver
    available for ELKS.
  
+ Get 2 consoles on strange hercules cards
+ CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+   Get two consoles instead of one on a strange hercules (i think) card
+   i have (it has a smd chip labeled M3000A).
+ 
  Direct console VT52 emulation
  CONFIG_DCON_VT52
    Saying no removes some of the intelligent features from the console 

diff -dpr elks.orig/arch/i86/drivers/char/Config.in elks-0.0.74/arch/i86/drivers/char/Config.in
*** elks.orig/arch/i86/drivers/char/Config.in	Wed Nov 18 21:44:46 1998
--- elks-0.0.74/arch/i86/drivers/char/Config.in	Tue Jan 26 13:29:55 1999
*************** comment 'Character device drivers'
*** 8,13 ****
--- 8,16 ----
  comment 'Select a console driver'
  bool 'Direct console writes' CONFIG_CONSOLE_DIRECT
  if [ "$CONFIG_CONSOLE_DIRECT" = "y" ]; then
+ 
+ bool 'Get two consoles on strange hercules cards' CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+ 
  	bool 'Direct console VT52 emulation' CONFIG_DCON_VT52
  	if [ "$CONFIG_DCON_VT52" = "y" ]; then
  		bool 'Direct console ANSI emulation' CONFIG_DCON_ANSI

diff -dpr elks.orig/arch/i86/drivers/char/dircon.c elks-0.0.74/arch/i86/drivers/char/dircon.c
*** elks.orig/arch/i86/drivers/char/dircon.c	Wed Nov 11 14:30:07 1998
--- elks-0.0.74/arch/i86/drivers/char/dircon.c	Tue Jan 26 13:27:21 1999
***************
*** 3,8 ****
--- 3,10 ----
   * Saku Airila 1996                   *
   **************************************/
  
+ /* 26.01.1998 CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES added (sq5bpf) */
+ 
  #include <linuxmt/types.h>
  #include <linuxmt/config.h>
  #include <linuxmt/errno.h>
*************** register Console * C;
*** 264,270 ****
--- 266,276 ----
  int Pos;
     if( C != Visible )
        return;
+ #ifdef CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+    Pos = C->cx + Width * C->cy + (C->Ord * PageSize);
+ #else
     Pos = C->cx + Width * C->cy + (C->Ord * PageSize >> 1);
+ #endif
     outb( 14, CCBase );
     outb( ( unsigned char )( ( Pos >> 8 ) & 0xFF ), CCBase + 1 );
     outb( 15, CCBase );
*************** int N;
*** 504,510 ****
--- 510,520 ----
  	      VideoSeg, 0,
  	      ( Width * Height ) << 1 );
  #endif
+ #ifdef CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+   offset=N*PageSize;
+ #else
    offset=N*PageSize>>1;
+ #endif
    outw((offset & 0xff00) | 0x0c, CCBase);
    outw(((offset & 0xff) << 8) | 0x0d, CCBase);
    PositionCursor( Visible );
*************** void init_console()
*** 591,597 ****
--- 601,612 ----
     PageSize = peekw( 0x40, 0x4C );
     if( peekb( 0x40, 0x49 ) == 7 ) {
       VideoSeg = 0xB000;
+ #ifdef CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+      outb(inb(0x3bf)|3,0x3bf);
+      NumConsoles = 2;
+ #else
       NumConsoles = 1;
+ #endif
     }else
       VideoSeg = 0xb800;
   
*************** void init_console()
*** 605,611 ****
--- 620,630 ----
  #else
        Conp->cx = Conp->cy = 0;
  #endif
+ #ifdef CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+       Conp->Seg = VideoSeg + ( PageSize >> 3 ) * i;
+ #else
        Conp->Seg = VideoSeg + ( PageSize >> 4 ) * i;
+ #endif
        Conp->Ord = i;
  /*      Con[ i ].InUse = 0; */
        if (i != 0) {
*************** void init_console()
*** 629,634 ****
--- 648,656 ----
           Width,
           Height,
           NumConsoles );
+ #endif
+ #ifdef CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES
+ printk("Console: CONFIG_STRANGE_HERCULES option enabled.\n");
  #endif
  }
  
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