Re: locked keyboard & messed screen
On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I having some troubles to reset keyb and screen of a linux server.
> I can connect to it via ssh/telnet but can't reset its local login prompt.
> The keyboard is locked, crtl+alt+func didn't work; the screen is messed
> with several graphics patterns. The problem started just with a startx by
> a normal user. I tried to put xdm and it works ok. Even with X running,
> the virtual consoles doesn't work. When xdm stop things come back to caos.
> I tried some actions (kill -HUP, MAKEDEV tty1-6) and can't
> get the login prompt again.
> What could I do except shutdown the server?
> Thanks.
'reset' might work.. you'll have to blind type it.
Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
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