Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 23:24:00 -0600 From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> To: Prisoner <spatula@gulf.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Loss of vty access when switching into X Message-ID: <33000270.2781E494@nconnect.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970210223541.18182A-100000@pompano.pcola.gulf.net>
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Prisoner wrote: > > I have noted a problem with 3 different machines (a 486/80, a 586/100, > and a 586/133) and 3 versions of FreeBSD (2.1.0, 3.0-snap, and 2.1.6). > Sometimes when switching from a virtual console into X, attempts to > switch back to a virtual console (ctrl-alt-Fn) will result in just a beep > from the console. This seems most prevalent if an attempt is quickly > made to switch back (ie, I didn't mean to switch into X, said "d'oh!" and > hit ctrl-alt-F1). > > The problem has surfaced with both XFree86 and Accelerated X. > > Has this happened to anyone else, and/or is there a fix? > > Nick This started happening to me when I started using Xaccel in 3.0-current. I switched from using /dev/mouse to /dev/ttyd0 and it seemed to stop behaving that way. At least it hasn't since I've done it (nearly a month and a half ago). -- Randall D. DuCharme email: randyd@nconnect.net Systems Engineer Free your Machine Computer Specialists **** FreeBSD **** 414-259-9998 414-253-9919 (fax) Turning PCs into Workstations
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