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Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?



> > Log in as root, type `lsof /dev/ttyx' where /dev/ttyx is the `hanging'
> > vc.  This will show you the process that occupies this tty.  Kill it and
> > the getty process for that vc should respawn.
> > 
> 
> I tried this but I get the message: 'can't determine system map file path'.
> I don't have System.map on Debian, which I suppose is why it's complaining.

If you compile a kernel using make-kpkg with the kernel-package .deb,
and install the kernel-package obtained with it, this System.map file will
be copied to the '/' directory.

Eric Meijer

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