req for testers: 2.2.x fbcon alpha fixes

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik pobox com>]

The 2.2.x framebuffer console access routines haven't been accessing the
screen correctly, which generally resulted in an oops whenever you try
to use a framebuffer driver as your console driver.

The patch at the following URL, against kernel 2.2.10, should fix this:
http://havoc.gtf.org/garzik/kernel/files/UNTESTED/2.2.10-fbcon-cfb-alpha-fixes-2.bz2

I am very interested in making sure this is widely tested (on both
Alphas and other platforms) to make sure it doesn't break anything.  So
if any of you have a moment to test this, that would be great.

In order to test the patch, you will need to enable a framebuffer driver
for your graphics card... which may limit testing to ATI, Permedia, and
Matrox-based cards for now.

Regards,

	Jeff