From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 19 13:20:57 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB34237B400 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:20:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mbox.ki.se (mbox.ki.se [130.237.98.110]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AC0143E3B for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:20:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Lawrence.Mayer@dsg.ki.se) Received: from localhost (lawmay@localhost) by mbox.ki.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA17676; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:20:05 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:19:49 +0200 (MET DST) From: Lawrence Mayer To: Ryan Clancey Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Virtual consoles and X won't cooperate! In-Reply-To: <20020719183538.GI79448@dfmm.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Ryan, Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, same problem running at 640x480 that I had with 800x600 (my default) resolution. On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Ryan Clancey wrote: > have you tried running X at different resolutions? 640x480, in particular? i > really have no idea what i'm talking about, but perhaps your video card or > monitor is not handling the mode change properly when you switch from the > console, but startx does some magic that works better. you could also try xdm, > instead of startx. > > -ryan > According to unnamed sources, Lawrence Mayer was overheard saying: > > Hi, > > > > I use XFree86-Server-4.2.0_3 on FreeBSD-4.6R. I would like to be able to switch back and forth between virtual consoles and X. > > > > I have followed the instructions in the FreeBSD FAQ > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html#VIRTUAL-CONSOLE > > I have wrapper-1.0_2 installed, and I start X using startx. All software on my machine (including X) was installed as precompiled binary packages, and I'm running a generic kernal. I have the default settings in /etc/ttys with 8 virtual consoles turned on. > > > > When I'm runnings X, I can easily switch to virtual console n (n=1-8) by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Fn just like the FAQ says. > > > > The problem is RETURNING to X FROM a virtual console. When I hit Alt+F9, I return to an X display which is all screwed up! (Most of the screen is black: all that appears is a thin stripe at the right edge of the screen, the content of which is upside down and distorted.) > > > > At that point, I can hit Ctrl+Alt+Fn again to return to virtual console n (n=1-8). But every time I try to get X back with Alt+F9, I get the screwed up display above. So finally, from this screwed up X display, I hit Ctrl+Alt+backspace, and X exits normally. I can then restart X using startx to get a normal X display back. > > > > I get the exact same problem using my usual XFCE or using FreeBSD's default X display (with twm, 3 xterms and a clock). So the problem is not specific to my window manager. It also makes no difference whether I'm logged in as an ordinary user or as root. > > > > What's going on? Can you please help me get virtual consoles and X to cooperate? I would greatly appreciate copies of any replies to the email address below. > > > > Friendly Greetings, > > Lawrence Mayer > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Lawrence.Mayer@dsg.ki.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message