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Subject: Re: VT switch to console disabled once X starts
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:50:21 +0200, Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu>  
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've had this problem with a HP Z400 workstation which is currently  
> running 10.1-RC2, but had it since I put FreeBSD 10 on it: using either  
> syscons or vt, I can see the console output when the system boots.
>
> But once the X server start (through xdm, using the nvidia driver), if I  
> try to switch to another screen, I get only a black screen, but I can  
> get back to vt #9 and get my X session back. If I don't set xdm in  
> /etc/ttys, I can use the consoles...
>
> I have no relevant information in dmesg and little in syslog: only  
> messages from console-kit-daemon giving up on the consoles (Device not  
> configured) and devd messages:
> devd: check_clients: dropping disconnected clients
> when switching.
>
> Does anybody have an idea of what is wrong with my setup?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Matthieu Volat
>


People will like a little bit more information about your hardware and  
settings.
The output of 'dmesg' is helpfull for a start.
And the content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

Regards,

Ronald.