Re: X 4.2 & virtual terminals
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, nate wrote:
> 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.
There was no support in 4.1 for the card (Radeon 7500), so no it didn't,
but that doesn't help much, I guess.
I suppose the only practical implication is that I'm blind at shutdown.
Mark
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