Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:25:24 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <q@galgenberg.net> To: Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kbdmux/syscons/vidcontrol interacts badly with X/radeon Message-ID: <20060316082524.GA1690@galgenberg.net> In-Reply-To: <4418B455.8090709@savvis.net> References: <20060315223501.GA1438@galgenberg.net> <4418B455.8090709@savvis.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Maksim Yevmenkin wrote: > Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > >Hi all, > >this pertains to 6.1-PRERELEASE and is caused by devd calling 'syscons > >restart' on keyboard attach. More specifically it is due to allscreens_flags="-c blink > >80x60" in /etc/rc.conf. This will then call > >vidcontrol and this totally screws up my X11 display (radeon driver). > >Killing X11 will _usually_ result in a normal console, but this is not > >always the case. Clearing allscreens_flags is also a possibile > >workaround. > >Also, on normal boot, vidcontrol will be called twice, once in normal > >startup, then via kbdmux/devd/syscons restart. > >Possible solution: Don't do a full restart, but refactor the keyboard > >code in syscons into a separate function and only call this function. > >I hope this can be implemented quickly and MFC'ed before 6.1. Thanks! > > could you please try the attached patch? Excellent! Please commit this. Thanks. Ulrich Spoerlein -- PGP Key ID: 20FEE9DD Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: AEC9 AF5E 01AC 4EE1 8F70 6CBD E76E 2227 20FE E9DD Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Don't know. Don't care. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEGSD0524iJyD+6d0RAu9aAKCgZYl9cVpS0Tw8/VSISvjz6+jwGQCcDRJ/ UlgRzurfLgnQzLltgqZU1/w= =DB2v -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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