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Date:      Wed, 16 Dec 1998 09:57:45 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        "Floris v. Gog" <tmm@tuhb.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PPP and XWindows do the tango 
Message-ID:  <199812160957.JAA38073@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Dec 1998 01:53:18 %2B0100." <3677047E.6F297D6E@tuhb.org> 

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> hello,
> 
> i've noticed a few times now that when i try to dial in to my ISP (being
> 
> root, in the first console) and then switch over to console 2 with
> alt-F2, then log in as a user!=root, and then run X windows, the dialing
> 
> stops. is this right or is it a feature?
> 
> the connection drops when it's still dialing, or when there is not yet a
> 
> connection, and x is starting.
> 
> It's as raw a kernel as can be, and the only port i installed so far was
> 
> netcrap and ircii. (and x ;-)
> 
> anyway, what do you think of it? it looks strange to me

Sounds like a conflict between your graphics card & the UART that ppp's
running over.

> Floris

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