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Subject: Re: exiting Xorg locks up 9.2-STABLE system
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2014, doug@safeport.com wrote:

> In my experience this problem stems no support for switching the video back 
> to text mode. I have had this issue on the Dell and HP laptops since 8.x. For 
> me (on the HP) it remains on 10.0. From my reading and this list the issue 
> (for me).
>
> The last answer I got: "If you using Intel KMS it's a known problem that you 
> can't switch to a virtual terminal once xorg is running - it hasn't been 
> implemented yet AFAIK".

That is what vt(4) does, supports a KMS text console which still works 
after leaving X.  It works on the Intel and Radeon systems I have tried.