Re: X 4.2 & virtual terminals
Mark Copper said:
> I think I've seen this question here lately but haven't been able to
> locate it. Sorry.
>
> I just upgraded to testing to get X 4.2 because it supports my card. Now
> X starts fine but (1) I can't cltrl-alt Fx to a virtual terminal, (2)
> /etc/init.d/xdm stop not only kills X but it also kills any further
> output to the monitor, (3) nothing is printed to the screen after X has
> been killed during shutdown.
>
> Any ideas what is causing this? Thanks.
did it work on 4.1 ? I have mentioned on other threads I have seen
this kind of behavior on and off for at least 5 years now on various
systems, buggy hardware, or buggy driver. Best off not switching
to virtual console from X. Safer to exit out of X then restart it
when you need it.
nate
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