From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 15 16:23:00 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9264E34 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:23:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from ms16-1.1blu.de (ms16-1.1blu.de [89.202.0.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF2F1D8D for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:23:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [88.217.76.24] (helo=localhost.my.domain) by ms16-1.1blu.de with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UntFb-0007UQ-Oz for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:22:51 +0200 Received: from localhost.my.domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.7/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r5FGMnff002655 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:22:49 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: (from guru@localhost) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.7/8.14.3/Submit) id r5FGMmEn002654 for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:22:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.my.domain: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:22:48 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: resetting alpha console Message-ID: <20130615162247.GA2629@La-Habana> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT r214444 (i386) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Con-Id: 51246 X-Con-U: 0-guru X-Originating-IP: 88.217.76.24 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:23:00 -0000 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 -- Matthias Apitz | /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: www.asciiribbon.org E-mail: guru@unixarea.de | \ / - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | X - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | / \ - Respect for open standards