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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!news.crd.ge.com!sunblossom!knight.vf.ge.com!news.ge.com!combs!steve From: steve@combs (Stephen F. Combs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: XFree86 makes my screen unreadable Date: 15 Nov 1993 21:34:21 GMT Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA Lines: 42 Message-ID: <2c8skt$pqp@alva.ge.com> References: <1993Nov8.184909.26637@mks.com> <BRIAN.93Nov12002743@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Reply-To: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM NNTP-Posting-Host: 3.29.5.200 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Brian Somers (brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk) wrote: : In article <1993Nov8.184909.26637@mks.com> davidf@mks.com (David J. Fiander) writes: : I have no problem running X, but when I exit, the screen goes blank, : presumably because it is in a strange state, and I can't seem to reset : it without rebooting. : I am running FreeBSD 1.0 with XFree86 2.0, and have the "vga" terminal : driver running on the console. : Any suggestions? : - David : Kind of.... configure two virtual consoles - only the first one dies. : You can then kill your first consoles shell from the second virtual : screen - getty gets it right. : Anyone out there with a fix ? : Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> : -- : Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Hate to sound like a broken record, BUT (BUT <zit> BUT <zit>) Are you running a getty on your (vga/console) port. If so, STOP IT. Don't run getty on /dev/vga or /dev/console and DONT login to either of them. Using syscons you should only login to a '/dev/ttyv<whatever>' NEVER the console device OR /dev/vga. -- ======================================================================= Stephen F. Combs GE Industry Sales & Services My Employer is in NO way GE Drive Systems Responsible or Liable for Network Services Any Opinions expressed by 1501 Roanoke Blvd. Myself. Salem, VA 24153 Internet E-Mail: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM Novell via Internet: Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM =======================================================================