Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 19:58:49 -0600 (CST) From: Dan Walters <djw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: console freezes/vt100 compatibility Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960322195057.4432A-100000@piglet.cc.utexas.edu>
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I just started playing extensively with FreeBSD lately, just installed
the latest -stable, etc., and have 2 questions:
1) I like to switch consoles pretty fast on occasion - should probably
just use X, but sometimes I prefer the text mode. Anyway, once in
a while it will just stop accepting keyboard input, including
ctrl-alt-del. The system will keep compiling, ftping, or whatever,
but I can't do anything or shut it down. Has anyone else experienced
this or fixed it? I have a P133/2940/16MB system, and a friend of mine
with an old 486/66 IDE system has had the same problem, so I'm assuming
it's just not me. (Happened with both the generic kernel and one
tailored for the system)
2) I play around on a lot of machines, and the syscons driver doesn't
seem to fully support vt100, which is about all I need. I tried
the pcvt220 deal, but the cursor seemed extremely sluggish and the
keymaps didn't seem compatible (couldn't switch consoles?) If anybody
has any pointers on this sort of thing I'd like to hear em. :)
Thanks!
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Dan Walters
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