Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:36 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: resetting alpha console Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tAP_iGy66M%2B9DhW66p0z9qpjStEyrWOQugTso0xrcAEg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130615162247.GA2629@La-Habana> References: <20130615162247.GA2629@La-Habana>
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On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > > Hello, > > I investigating Xorg server crashes with gdb via SSH, but this is here > not the question, only the background; when the Xorg server crashes, the > alpha console from where it was started (and all others) are in an > unreadable picture (only coloured stripes, nothing to see); the console > is still working fine, for example I just can use CURSOR-UP and ENTER to > restart the 'startx' and X comes up fine on the F9-screen; is there some > way to reset the video output for the alpha consoles to some good state > again? > > Thanks > > matthias > Please supply your system and graphics card information. Without that, it's just a guessing game. With that it may still just be a guessing game, but more information will at least limit the scope of the guesses. Also X server version and build options (WITH_NEW_XORG, WITH_KMS, etc.) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
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