I use KDM, the KDE xdm variant. It does not manage my local display. X is not the problem. X works fine. I just can't get my text console back.
On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 02:44:22PM +0100, IH McKeag wrote: > Sorry, I have missed your earlier correspondence but have you tried > > /etc/init.d/xdm start > > as super-user? > > Ian. > > On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Ian Eure wrote: > > > Don't think a "reset" will do it, as that just manipulates the terminal > > behaviours... I'll give it a shot anyways in a minute though. > > > > As for the ``shutdown -r now'', I know that I can reboot the system and > > be fine, I just want to fix this without doing that, as I stated in the > > last sentence of my previous message. > > > > I have X running on the console (login to another box, ssh over to the > > borken one, screen, startx, detatch) - I just can't get the text vtys > > back to normal. Tried running a SVGALib program. No dice. The only > > thing that works is X. > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 1998 at 02:38:38PM -0400, TheKman wrote: > > > Did you try typing reset. Or just typing shutdown -r now. Even if you > > > can't see it a lot of the times the computers sees what you are typing. > > > > > > Ian Eure wrote: > > > > > > > > Ok. Interesting thing happened. Accidentally killed my X server > > > > remotely with > > > > -9. Oops. I come back down to the console and it's all FUBARd. OK. So I > > > > try > > > > a couple things ssh'ing from another box, like SVGATextMode & such. No > > > > dice. > > > > I can get X running, but my text console is dead. Anyone have any > > > > suggestions > > > > on how to get it back without a reboot? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________________________________________ > > | ian eure, network admin, freelance security consultant, and | > > | manically depressed paranoid schizophrenic, at your service. | > > ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://minion.org ; > > : raw speed = 105.6 wpm with 4.5% errors : > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- ______________________________________________________________ | ian eure, network admin, freelance security consultant, and | | manically depressed paranoid schizophrenic, at your service. | ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://minion.org ; : raw speed = 105.6 wpm with 4.5% errors : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
