Bug#858073: apparent freeze when exiting text session on second vt while X is running on first vt
On Sat 18 Mar 2017 at 00:50:51 +0100, Daniel Haid wrote:
> Package: general
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I do not know under which package this bug should be filed or what additional
> information is needed to help solve this.
>
> I am running Debian stretch and have configured it to give me text consoles on
> boot. I have intel graphics and for Xorg I am using the modesetting driver
> which has been the default for some time.
>
> The steps to reproduce the bug are as follows:
>
> 1) login on first vt.
> 2) run "startx" on frist vt.
>
> X is now running normally.
>
> 3) Ctrl+Alt+F2
> 4) login on second vt.
>
> I can use the text console normally. I can also switch back and forth between
> the first vt (with X) and the second vt (text console) without problems.
>
> 5) run "exit" on second vt.
>
> I now automaticaly see my X session on the first vt again. However, I can not
> move the mouse and my keyboard is not working. The system seems to be frozen.
>
> 6) Alt+F1
>
> After typing Alt+F1 in the frozen state, the X server dies and I get back
> the text console. I can now start X again.
>
> Note: If I override the driver by putting Driver "intel" into xorg.conf,
> I get the same behaviour except that after Step 6 my screen just turns
> black completely.
This is the same as #791342.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=791342
Does changing
if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]
in ~/.bash_logout to
if [ "$SHLVL" = 2 ]
alter the behaviour?
Cheers,
Brian.
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