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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: request for a new "feature" as regards DDB
To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier)
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> 	So...any way of having an auto-switch to vt0 if the system
> crashes with DDB enabled?

Assuming you aren't in X, yes, it's possible.

If you are in X, after the panic, the console driver would need
to send a signal to the X server process to get it to restore
the console state.

Obviously, the X server process can't run if your machine has
paniced.

8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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