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From: Michael Robinson <robinson@public.bta.net.cn>
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Subject: Re: Xfree86 server doesn't recover after sleep
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Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com> writes:
>On my laptop with 2.2.7, XFree86 3.3.2, on a Trident Cyber 9397
>chipset, if I sleep the compter (with zzz), or if I just close
>the lid, the server never seems to recover to display the screen.
>
>If I kill the server (I use XDM) and re-start it, everything works OK.
>
>Is there any workaround/fix for this.  I didn't see anything on the
>XFree86 site, and I don't know if this is a FreeBSD or X issue.

I have a similar problem with my Toshiba TECRA.  What works for me is to
switch to another virtual console (Ctl-Alt-F[1-3]) and back, which seems to
do whatever is necessary to wake up the X server.

	-Michael Robinson


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