Re: After running X, no console
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On 27 Sep 99 19:17:50 GMT debian@grey-cat.com <debian@grey-cat.com> wrote:
>When i boot my system, the text console and all the virtual ttys work
>just fine. When i start X, and then try to switch to a virtual tty,
>the virtual tty just has a flashing underscore as a cursor, but text
>(the logon prompt and anything i write) is not visible. From watching
>the cursor movement, i know i can log in, etc. When i shut down X (by
>exiting fvwm) teh original terminal and all the virtual ttys still
>have only a visible cursor.
Try typing "reset" blindly in the nonprinting VT.
I suspect it's a Metro-X problem.
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Carl Fink carlf@dm.net
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