Re: tty1-6 screwed up

[Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>]

> I just finished playing xmame in full screen mode, and coming out of
> full screen mode messed something up.  X died, and gdm was respawned.
> 
> However, interestingly, the virtual consoles 1-6 are now screwed; if I
> switch to them I see a mess of mostly green and black in graphics
> mode.  Everything still works; I can log in and out there, but I can't
> see anything useful.
> 
> What's gone wrong here, and how can I reset them without rebooting?
> 


I do not know what gone wrong.

As for having a vt reset without rebooting, try issuing a reset command 
(reset) after logging in. Ignore the fact that you might not see this 
command while you keying it in.


> Thanks,
> 
> Neil.
> 
> 
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