Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:10:02 -0700 From: David Harnick-Shapiro <davidhs@intelenet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: lost X when I ran virtual terminal Message-ID: <200010190409.VAA19249@irv1-mail2.intelenet.net>
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OK, I'm an idiot. I hit ctl-alt-F2, my X session got hidden, and ttyv1 popped up -- all good. I finished my little experimentation... and I can't get back to X. When I hit alt-F1, I just see the text that gets spewed by the X server before it takes over, things like (--) SVGA: RIVA 128: Using hardware cursor BTW, I log in in text mode, and start X with xstart. I *promise* I looked before asking here (lynx to the handbook, the pcvt and screen man pages), but I couldn't find an answer: is there a way to make the X server come back? David H-S To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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