Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 14:40:44 +1100 From: "Leo Kliger" <leo@astea.com.au> To: "Shigetoh Kumagai" <shigetoh@zip.com.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Console frozen when X-server exited Message-ID: <199812290352.OAA23734@astea.com.au>
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mmm.... that's a pain...... have you tried killing the process via your telnet session??? sorry, missed you earlier message..... ---------- > From: Shigetoh Kumagai <shigetoh@zip.com.au> > To: Leo Kliger <leo@astea.com.au> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Console frozen when X-server exited > Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 2:39 PM > > Leo, > thanks for you mail. I actually tried that(Please see my previous mail.) > But console is locked or invisible for ALT+F1, ALT+F2 or ALT+F3. > > There is no login prompt.. that I can see.. > > I suppose I haven't tried enough. > > Let me try again... > > Yes I can login on ALT+F2 screen! but it is invisible! > > shigetoh@summer:>w > 2:35PM up 1 day, 16 mins, 3 users, load averages: 0.37, 0.33, 0.30 > USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT > shigetoh v0 - Mon02PM 1:44 -tcsh (tcsh) > shigetoh v1 - 2:32PM 2 -tcsh (tcsh) > shigetoh p0 sprint 11:00AM 1:37 xinit /usr/home/shigetoh/.xinitrc - > > ------> Sail OZ > Shigetoh Kumagai > > On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Leo Kliger wrote: > > > not a real solution but why don't you press ALT-F2 login in again and then > > ps aux at the prompt and kill the frozen session??? > > > > ---------- > > > From: Shigetoh Kumagai <shigetoh@zip.com.au> > > > To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> > > > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: Re: Console frozen when X-server exited > > > Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 1:50 PM > > > > > > Greg, > > > Thank you for your reply! > > > > > > I made it work by starting from one of telnet session from another > > > machine. > > > > > > Well, everything works under X-Window, however when I close my X session, > > > the PC console is still locked. So I had to start X again from telnet. I > > > wish there are way or tool to refresh or reset the console so I do not > > > have to reboot soon. > > > > > > I wonder how this resetting console should be done. Is there any place or > > > documentatoins I can look at? > > > > > > BTW, I found kbd_mode(1) but not much effect on console itself(it's only > > > for keyboard, isn't it?). > > > > > > Keyboard and screen works when > > > 1) X is running > > > a) I can switch to console using ALT+CTL+1, then back to X session > > > pressing ALT+F4. However there is no login prompt or shell session > > visible > > > on console when pressing ALT+F1, ALT+F2 or ALT+F3, and no response to > > > keyboard in either virtual console. > > > > > > > > > ------> Sail OZ > > > Shigetoh Kumagai > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > > > > > You're probably out of luck here. The X server is responsible for > > > > resetting the console, and if it is killed, it doesn't happen. > > > > > > > > You can restart the server from the telnet session. There's a good > > > > (but not excellent) chance that it will work. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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