Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ega.c
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--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ega.c	(revision 46321fbe357afbfd389f20878e8cda76c62f0444)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/drivers/ega.c	(revision 1baec4bfb381f234bb961bd1b8a4026edfbdd1c8)
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb.width", NULL, ROW);
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb.height", NULL, ROWS);
+	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb.blinking", NULL, true);
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("fb.address.physical", NULL, VIDEORAM & 0xffffffff);