Re: UPDATE: when using XDM, lose mouse/kbd when logout
On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 02:02, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
>
> On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
>
> > Configuration:
> > Woody, Macintosh 7500 w/G3 card, flwm window manager
> >
> > Problem:
> > When I use XDM to log in, everything seems fine, although the Xmessage
> > window does show up. THe only error mentioned is
> > "modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6"
> > Everything works fine in X, until I logout via the menu. When the login
> > screen comes back, I can no longer use my mouse or enter a username. I
> > *can* do a ctrl-alt-F2 to bring up a virtual console (doing that right
> > now).
> >
> > This only happens when I use XDM. If I disable XDM, then I see no
> > problems. I don't see the "can't locate char-major-6" error, but grepping
> > for it in the logs shows that I've been getting it for some time.
>
> When I switch back to the X screen from the virtual console, all works
> well. In other words, when I log out, I can ctrl-alt-F2, ctrl-F7 and
> everyting works wonderfully. Is my setup messed up somewhere?
I doubt it, sounds like an X bug. As a workaround, you could have your
display manager always restart the X server.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
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