Re: debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-12 Thread digitalwop
Am Sonntag, 12. März 2023, 11:47:23 CET schrieb davidson: > On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 digital...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hello, > > i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines > > and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtual console. >

Re: debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-12 Thread davidson
On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 digital...@gmx.de wrote: Hello, i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtual console. If i am logged in an active KDE session and i switch to the virtual console with: strg alt f2 and

Re: debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-12 Thread davidson
On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 digital...@gmx.de wrote: Hello, i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines So you decided stable was too boring, and chose to install testing. and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtual console. If i am logged in an active

Re: debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-11 Thread digitalwop
Am Samstag, 11. März 2023, 22:14:52 CET schrieb Timothy M Butterworth: > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:06 PM wrote: > > Hello, > > > > i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines > > and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtua

Re: debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-11 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:06 PM wrote: > Hello, > > i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines > and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtual console. > > If i am logged in an active KDE session and i switch to the virtual > c

debian 12 broken login when switching virtual console

2023-03-11 Thread digitalwop
Hello, i have installed (alpha 2 release) Debian 12 (with KDE) on two machines and on both the sddm session crashes when i switch the virtual console. If i am logged in an active KDE session and i switch to the virtual console with: strg alt f2 and switch back i am logged out of my active

unwanted change to lower desktop resolution during tty1 virtual console boot process

2018-11-17 Thread Patrick Schleizer
t and keymap". Right before the virtual console (tty1) appears, the resolution is reset to a lower 800x600. The window size decreased. My questions: 1) What changes the tty screen resolution later in the boot process? console-setup.service? 2) How to prevent the screen resolution from being

Re: NVIDIA drivers and virtual console problem

2018-09-15 Thread Ric Moore
On 09/15/2018 10:28 AM, Thakur Mahashaya wrote: //"Есть два великих грехов в мире... ..грех невежества, грех от глупости.// So stupidity is the mode of ignorance. As the Sorting Hat once said, "I know what to do with YOU!" ...and off you go into my junk folder. :) Ric -- My father, Victor Mo

Re: NVIDIA drivers and virtual console problem

2018-09-15 Thread Thakur Mahashaya
//here are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.// So stupidity is the mode of ignorance. 15.09.2018, 17:20, "Ric Moore" : > On 09/14/2018 07:54 AM, Marco Righi wrote: >>  Hello, >>  the NVIDIA drivers (384 from Debian and 390 repositories from the nvidia

Re: NVIDIA drivers and virtual console problem

2018-09-15 Thread Thakur Mahashaya
//"Есть два великих грехов в мире... ..грех невежества, грех от глупости.// So stupidity is the mode of ignorance. 15.09.2018, 17:20, "Ric Moore" : > On 09/14/2018 07:54 AM, Marco Righi wrote: >>  Hello, >>  the NVIDIA drivers (384 from Debian and 390 repositories from the nvidia >> site) do not

Re: NVIDIA drivers and virtual console problem

2018-09-15 Thread Ric Moore
On 09/14/2018 07:54 AM, Marco Righi wrote: Hello, the NVIDIA drivers (384 from Debian and 390 repositories from the nvidia site) do not allow me to have "virtual consoles" (to be clear, those that are activated with Ctrl-Alt-F1 .. F6). By installing Nouveau the problem disappears, with the two

NVIDIA drivers and virtual console problem

2018-09-14 Thread Marco Righi
Hello, the NVIDIA drivers (384 from Debian and 390 repositories from the nvidia site) do not allow me to have "virtual consoles" (to be clear, those that are activated with Ctrl-Alt-F1 .. F6). By installing Nouveau the problem disappears, with the two different versions of the NVIDIA drivers the

Re: Trying to understand keymaps in virtual console.

2017-10-08 Thread tomas
ss with my X server or not? As far as I understand, this package is specifically focused on the boot time keymap and has nothing to do with X. > How come that package was not installed ? Was my virtual console > working with another keymap and if so then do i need console data? Le

Trying to understand keymaps in virtual console.

2017-10-07 Thread aprekates
when using // cross architecture (often USB) keyboards So i wonder.. will that keymap mess with my X server or not? How come that package was not installed ? Was my virtual console working with another keymap and if so then do i need console data?

Re: can't copy/paste between gpm and emacs on virtual console/consoles

2012-06-02 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2012-06-02 19:38 +0200, Dan B. wrote: > In Squeeze, in virtual consoles, I can't copy and paste between gpm > and emacs (emacs-nox) as I could in Sarge. > > Trying to select and paste with the mouse in virtual consoles seems to > show that emacs now recognizes virtual cons

can't copy/paste between gpm and emacs on virtual console/consoles

2012-06-02 Thread Dan B.
In Squeeze, in virtual consoles, I can't copy and paste between gpm and emacs (emacs-nox) as I could in Sarge. Trying to select and paste with the mouse in virtual consoles seems to show that emacs now recognizes virtual console mouse events and hooks them into its usual copy/paste mech

Re: i915 kms, init runlevel 2 switches virtual console

2009-11-23 Thread Martin Kraus
a matter of fact, the message about runlevel change is the first that appears a the last virtual console. > > Also, kernel switches the required video mode a bit later then vesafb did. > > Is > > there a way to set this on the kernel command line? I've read that it is > &

Re: i915 kms, init runlevel 2 switches virtual console

2009-11-22 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-11-22 16:30 +0100, Martin Kraus wrote: > Hi. I'm using debian testing with vanilla kernel 2.6.32-rc8. I've staticaly > compiled i915 with kms enabled and it acctually works. Why not build it as a module and load it from initramfs? That is what I do. > The only thing that > annoyes me is

i915 kms, init runlevel 2 switches virtual console

2009-11-22 Thread Martin Kraus
Hi. I'm using debian testing with vanilla kernel 2.6.32-rc8. I've staticaly compiled i915 with kms enabled and it acctually works. The only thing that annoyes me is that after init runs runlevel 2, it automatically switches to vt 4 (I have only 4 vt running from init) a continues boot messages ther

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-27 Thread Tim Dobson
Tim Dobson wrote: Tim Dobson wrote: xen-linux-system-2.6.26-bpo.1-xen-amd64 on Etch I guess because it's a backport I use 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 hvc0 with reference to http://wiki.debian.org/Xen#Nologinpromptwhenusing.60xmconsole.60 Or am I completely confused? :-/ Maybe just a

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-27 Thread Tim Dobson
Tim Dobson wrote: I'll try and get more inform on what versions of everything I'm running ASAP. xen-linux-system-2.6.26-bpo.1-xen-amd64 on Etch I guess because it's a backport I use 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 hvc0 with reference to http://wiki.debian.org/Xen#Nologinpromptwhenusing.60xm

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-27 Thread Tim Dobson
Tim Dobson wrote: Hi Steve, Steve Kemp wrote: There are two issues that might be occuring: 1. You don't have getty listening on the serial console of the guest. Update /etc/inittab to enable it. 2. You do have getty running but you're using the wrong thing. Try using "hvc0"

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-20 Thread Tim Dobson
Hi Steve, Steve Kemp wrote: There are two issues that might be occuring: 1. You don't have getty listening on the serial console of the guest. Update /etc/inittab to enable it. 2. You do have getty running but you're using the wrong thing. Try using "hvc0" instead of "ttyS0"

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-20 Thread Steve Kemp
On Tue May 19, 2009 at 23:39:29 +, Tim Dobson wrote: > I'm having an issue that when I run "xm console " everything > displays fine up until right before where the login prompt should > appear, where nothing does appear. > > I suspect it relates to > http://wiki.debian.org/Xen#Nologinpromptwh

Re: Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-19 Thread Javier Barroso
Hi, On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Tim Dobson wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm running/setting up a Etch Debian Host system, I would like to run guests > on. > I have installed the right meta packages (& dependencies!). How did you try install the domU's? With xen-tools (from etch or from backports) o

Xen Host Virtual Console missing

2009-05-19 Thread Tim Dobson
Hi there, I'm running/setting up a Etch Debian Host system, I would like to run guests on. I have installed the right meta packages (& dependencies!). I'm having an issue that when I run "xm console " everything displays fine up until right before where the login prompt should appear, where

Re: $DISPLAY set when I log into virtual console

2009-03-27 Thread tiagosaboga
On Mar 27, 12:30 pm, Dale Harris wrote: > So I don't run xdm or gdm, or similar display.  I like to come in via > regular getty to the virtual console and start up startx on my own. > However, I notice now that $DISPLAY is let to localhost:0.0 when I log > in, and I'm wonder

$DISPLAY set when I log into virtual console

2009-03-27 Thread Dale Harris
So I don't run xdm or gdm, or similar display. I like to come in via regular getty to the virtual console and start up startx on my own. However, I notice now that $DISPLAY is let to localhost:0.0 when I log in, and I'm wondering... why? And where it is set. I would like to turn

Re: Switch to virtual console in xorg - SOLVED

2006-04-18 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 18 Apr 2006, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 15:40:32 +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > After the recent xorg upgrade, with its attendant excitement, I found I > > could no longer switch to a virtual console with ctrl-alt-F1. However, I > > have got it to

Re: Switch to virtual console in xorg - SOLVED

2006-04-18 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
On Tue, 2006-04-18 at 15:40 +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > After the recent xorg upgrade, with its attendant excitement, I found I it broke for me after an upgrade on thursday or friday (april 13 or 14), but after an upgrade this morning it was fixed. -- Matt Zagrabelny - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (

Re: Switch to virtual console in xorg - SOLVED

2006-04-18 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 15:40:32 +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > After the recent xorg upgrade, with its attendant excitement, I found I > could no longer switch to a virtual console with ctrl-alt-F1. However, I > have got it to work again by adding this line to the keyboar

Switch to virtual console in xorg - SOLVED

2006-04-18 Thread Anthony Campbell
After the recent xorg upgrade, with its attendant excitement, I found I could no longer switch to a virtual console with ctrl-alt-F1. However, I have got it to work again by adding this line to the keyboard section: Option "Xkbdisable""true" The section

Re: Can't switch to virtual console anymore

2005-12-23 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 22 Dec 2005, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > [snip] > Problem solved. It turned out to be "one of those warnings I recognized." > > For years, X complained that there was no XkbVariant named "Microsoft" in > response to the line: > >Section "InputDevice" > ... > Option "Xk

Re: Can't switch to virtual console anymore

2005-12-22 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
On Thu 22 Dec 05, 9:09 AM, p said: > Dear all, > > I can't switch to a virtual console any longer. I'm fairly sure whatever > happened must have happened during my last "aptitude upgrade", because I > switch to VC's very very often. Datapoints: > &g

Re: Can't switch to virtual console anymore

2005-12-22 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
On Thu 22 Dec 05, 9:43 AM, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > >Dear all, > > > >I can't switch to a virtual console any longer. I'm fairly sure whatever > >happened must have happened during my last "aptitude up

Re: Can't switch to virtual console anymore

2005-12-22 Thread Kent West
Peter Jay Salzman wrote: Dear all, I can't switch to a virtual console any longer. I'm fairly sure whatever happened must have happened during my last "aptitude upgrade", because I switch to VC's very very often. Datapoints: 0. This is a Debian/testing machine.

Can't switch to virtual console anymore

2005-12-22 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
Dear all, I can't switch to a virtual console any longer. I'm fairly sure whatever happened must have happened during my last "aptitude upgrade", because I switch to VC's very very often. Datapoints: 0. This is a Debian/testing machine. 1. My XF86Config does not

Re: can't switch to virtual console

2005-07-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I press Ctrl+Alt+F1 I can switch into the virtual console,but once the KDE login prompt is shown I can't switch into the other consoles any more. Any other ideas?:) Thank you again Irena -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: can't switch to virtual console

2005-07-04 Thread Tom Verbreyt
Hey ho, > I'm not sure if it's debian or keyboard or X issue,but however...I'll > really appreciate your help. > I'm using Debian testing with 2.6.11-rc3 kernel,every time when the > mashine boot I'm logging into the X server,and after this I can't > switch anymore to the other virtual consoles us

Re: can't switch to virtual console

2005-07-04 Thread Thomas Weinbrenner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm not sure if it's debian or keyboard or X issue,but however...I'll > really appreciate your help. > I'm using Debian testing with 2.6.11-rc3 kernel,every time when the > mashine boot I'm logging into the X server,and after this I can't > switch anymore to the other vir

can't switch to virtual console

2005-07-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if it's debian or keyboard or X issue,but however...I'll really appreciate your help. I'm using Debian testing with 2.6.11-rc3 kernel,every time when the mashine boot I'm logging into the X server,and after this I can't switch anymore to the other virtual consoles using Ct

Re: mouse clicks and virtual console acting wierd

2005-05-20 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
On Fri 20 May 05, 10:48 AM, Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I've never seen this before... > > On a new install, when I left click the mouse on the console, I see: > > > > middle clicking gives: > > E EEE > > ri

mouse clicks and virtual console acting wierd

2005-05-20 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
I've never seen this before... On a new install, when I left click the mouse on the console, I see: middle clicking gives: E EEE right clicking gives: The mouse otherwise works good on

Re: kernel messages in active virtual console

2004-02-25 Thread Chris
On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 22:47, Serge Tensen wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using a very default Debian 3.0r2 system. Every time something happens > with my NIC's (plug 'em in and out a hub) this generates a message in the > active virtual console. In /var/log/messages t

kernel messages in active virtual console

2004-02-25 Thread Serge Tensen
Hello, I'm using a very default Debian 3.0r2 system. Every time something happens with my NIC's (plug 'em in and out a hub) this generates a message in the active virtual console. In /var/log/messages these messages are said to come from the kernel. How do I get those messages f

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-09 Thread Tom
On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 06:54:33PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 02:41:32PM -0800, Tom wrote: > > > I've finally discovered my own perfect working environment: Fluxbox w/ > > exactly virtual desktops, using the Mouse wheel to alternate them. > > ... > > It repaints f

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-09 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 02:41:32PM -0800, Tom wrote: > I've finally discovered my own perfect working environment: Fluxbox w/ > exactly virtual desktops, using the Mouse wheel to alternate them. > ... > It repaints fast as FUCK plus it's all anti-aliased. I'm sure I could > go even more mini

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Kent West
Alex Malinovich wrote: On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 11:20, Miernik wrote: Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc). Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between virtual consoles? If I set exactly the same video mode on my text console and X (I

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Pigeon
On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 06:20:50PM +0100, Miernik wrote: > Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with > Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc). > > Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between > virtual consoles? > > If I set exactly the same video mode on

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Tom
On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 01:23:36PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > I guess it a matter of personal prefs, but I find any fullscreen VT app. > miles ahead of anything on X: as a result I use X for what X is needed > for: graphics and VT for everything that needs no graphics. I've finally discover

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Alex Malinovich wrote: On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 11:20, Miernik wrote: Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc). Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between virtual consoles? If I set exactly the same video mode on my text console and X (I

Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 11:20, Miernik wrote: > Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with > Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc). > > Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between > virtual consoles? > > If I set exactly the same video mode on my text

fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?

2003-11-08 Thread Miernik
Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc). Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between virtual consoles? If I set exactly the same video mode on my text console and X (I mean resolution, timings, etc to be the same, one text and the

Re: kernel messages to virtual console instead of to log file/etc.

2003-10-01 Thread Larry Holish
; > dumped directly to the current virtual console (when I'm in a text > console). [snip] This might be helpful: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch11.en.html Specifically, FAQ 11.1.11. Regards, Larry -- Larry Holish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNS

kernel messages to virtual console instead of to log file/etc.

2003-09-30 Thread Daniel B.
Although I have /etc/syslog.conf set up to send most messages elsewhere, I still get messages like: EXT2-fs: Unrecognized mount option bs and EXT2-fs: blocksize too small for device. dumped directly to the current virtual console (when I'm in a text console). (This is on woody

Virtual console corruption.

2002-09-12 Thread Rob Weir
Howdy all, A couple of weeks ago, my video card was damaged and, as a temporary replacement, I'm using an old S3 card in console mode. This is going fine, and I've been quite surprised at how well I can get along without X. Anyhow, a couple of days ago I started experiencing some console weirdn

X Crashing when switching to virtual console

2002-01-23 Thread Benjamin Pharr
I am running testing and when I switch over to TTY1 (or any virtual console for that matter) from X, X nearly always crashes and restarts gdm. Has anyone had this happen to them and does anyone know how to keep it from happening? Thanks in advance. Ben Pharr [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: virtual console on serial port

2001-08-17 Thread Lukas Ruf
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Rod Beahan wrote: > I've only ever done this using hyperterm on a windoze laptop and tip on > solaris > but the process on linux should be something like this: > > Connect a null modem cable to port A of the sun box and then to com port on > client box. > > on the linux bo

Re: virtual console on serial port

2001-08-17 Thread Rod Beahan
l port. Now given the cables I have, what I would like to > do is this: > > Plug a serial cable from the Netra's serial cable into the serial port on the > back of my linux box, and have the display from the sun box outputted to a > virtual console on said linux box. >

Re: virtual console on serial port

2001-08-17 Thread Martin Maciaszek
m the Netra's serial cable into the serial port on the > back of my linux box, and have the display from the sun box outputted to a > virtual console on said linux box. Actually, it's pretty simple. Just fire up minicom or ckermit. Tell it which seriel line to use on the linux box.

virtual console on serial port

2001-08-17 Thread Renai LeMay
splay from the sun box outputted to a virtual console on said linux box. What I would like to know is: 1. is this possible 2. how do I tell Linux what to do? thanks in advance for any help with this somewhat unusual problem, Renai

Re: take over a virtual console

2001-06-28 Thread Moritz Schulte
"nico de haer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does anyone know a way to take over a virtual console once i've > logged in using telnet (or ssh)? is this at all possible? Not exactly what you are asking for, but...: use screen. You can dettach and reattach screen sessio

take over a virtual console

2001-06-28 Thread nico de haer
Hi all, Does anyone know a way to take over a virtual console once i've logged in using telnet (or ssh)? is this at all possible? tia, Nico de Haer _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: Virtual Console Messed Up When Switching From X

1998-12-02 Thread Pete Harlan
I have the same problem, also with an S3 ViRGE/DX card. I can produce it by stopping and starting xdm. Running "setfont" (or is that "seT7onT"?) restores the vc console fonts, but it's probably a bug in the SVGA's server for this chipset. Perhaps it's fixed in 3.3.3... -- Pete Harlan [EMAIL PRO

Re: Virtual Console Messed Up When Switching From X

1998-11-30 Thread Carey Evans
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ruchira Datta) writes: > Sometimes when I switch from X to a virtual > console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn, the virtual console starts substituting some > characters for others. Try the command `setfont'. -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.eva

Virtual Console Messed Up When Switching From X

1998-11-29 Thread Ruchira Datta
nything to do with it). I installed XFree86, running the SVGA server in S3 ViRGE mode, with no options, at 1024x768 resolution, 24 bpp. Sometimes when I switch from X to a virtual console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn, the virtual console starts substituting some characters for others. This happens on all t

How to run a prog in graphics virtual console

1998-11-01 Thread John Leget
Darn, bitten again by updating with slink >;0) new version of open "open_1.4-9" seems to behave differently ive been using it to launch doom onto a "graphics capable console" now it just comes up in its ussual vt7 saying "not running in a graphics capable-console". Used to run into this problem be

Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-30 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 30 Oct 1998q, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 10:25:21AM +, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > Is there any way to kill a virtual console without rebooting? > > > > I ask because for some reason I keep getting lockups when using vim to edit > > multiple

Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-30 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > Log in as root, type `lsof /dev/ttyx' where /dev/ttyx is the `hanging' > > vc. This will show you the process that occupies this tty. Kill it and > > the getty process for that vc should respawn. > > > > I tried this but I get the message: 'can't determine system map file path'. > I don't h

Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-30 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 10:25:21AM +, Anthony Campbell wrote: > Is there any way to kill a virtual console without rebooting? > > I ask because for some reason I keep getting lockups when using vim to edit > multiple buffers. I can switch to a different vc and carry on, but no

Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-29 Thread M.C. Vernon
On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Anthony Campbell wrote: > Is there any way to kill a virtual console without rebooting? As root, kill the shell running on that console. Failing that, kill the getty as well... Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Societ

Re: Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-29 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > Is there any way to kill a virtual console without rebooting? > > I ask because for some reason I keep getting lockups when using vim to edit > multiple buffers. I can switch to a different vc and carry on, but no other > keys work on the vc I started from. Even if I kill

Anyway to kill a virtual console without rebooting?

1998-10-29 Thread Anthony Campbell
Is there any way to kill a virtual console without rebooting? I ask because for some reason I keep getting lockups when using vim to edit multiple buffers. I can switch to a different vc and carry on, but no other keys work on the vc I started from. Even if I kill the process I was using there

Re: Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread Andy Kahn
-> -> hi, logout and login again -> Paul -> -> On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Shaleh wrote: -> -> > I ran grep and it ended up reading a binary file. Now my console is -> > gibberish -- control chars, escape sequences, and non-printable chars. -> > I tried kill -HUP on getty, I tried kill on getty -- n

Re: Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread Brandon Mitchell
Try the reset command. I believe the best results are when TERM=linux, but I can't be sure. Brandon On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Shaleh wrote: > I ran grep and it ended up reading a binary file. Now my console is > gibberish -- control chars, escape sequences, and non-printable chars. > I tried kill

Re: Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread stick
> > hi, logout and login again > Paul > That might not be enough to fix it. If it's still hosed, try running 'reset' this is usually enough to clear-up most situations like this. Note: you may have to type it in "blind" since you won't be able to see the text as you're typing it. Also, I don't

Re: Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread Heikki Vatiainen
You can try reset, tput reset and echo ^V^O. I have had most success with echo ^V^O I Hope this helps. // Heikki Shaleh wrote: > > I ran grep and it ended up reading a binary file. Now my console is > gibberish -- control chars, escape sequences, and non-printable chars. > I tried kill -HUP

Re: Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread Paul
hi, logout and login again Paul On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Shaleh wrote: > I ran grep and it ended up reading a binary file. Now my console is > gibberish -- control chars, escape sequences, and non-printable chars. > I tried kill -HUP on getty, I tried kill on getty -- no dice. Any > ideas? > >

Virtual Console is garbaged

1997-08-14 Thread Shaleh
I ran grep and it ended up reading a binary file. Now my console is gibberish -- control chars, escape sequences, and non-printable chars. I tried kill -HUP on getty, I tried kill on getty -- no dice. Any ideas? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL

virtual console

1997-03-31 Thread Laudemiro Rabelo
Hi Linuxusers There is one problem in my virtual console (number one) during the login, when try do one correction with the tecle backspace appear ^? , if try delect appear ^[[3~ and can't typing enter emerge one ^M. What mu

Warning on non-existant virtual console

1997-01-03 Thread Pete Templin
Hello all. I now run both of my Linux boxes in runlevel 4 by default, so that I don't use up excess getty's on the virtual consoles (runlevel 4 only provides one console). I just took a look at Alt-F2 and saw this message: Warning: dev (04:c2) tty->count(1) != #fd's(2) in do_tty_hangup There's

Re: resetting a virtual console

1996-10-12 Thread Daniel Stringfield
On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Chris R. Martin wrote: > > How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I got one messed up the other > day... I had to login to different console. Is there a reset keystroke or > command? > > Thanks, Chris. If you are logged in, all you need to do is

Re: resetting a virtual console

1996-10-11 Thread Nelson Posse Lago
On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Chris R. Martin wrote: > > How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I got one messed up the other > day... I had to login to different console. Is there a reset keystroke or > command? Try reset :-) (no joke, the command exists and does exactly wh

Re: resetting a virtual console

1996-10-11 Thread Karl Ferguson
At 12:28 PM 10/11/96 -0500, you wrote: > >How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I got one messed up the other >day... I had to login to different console. Is there a reset keystroke or >command? > >Thanks, Chris. I take it that you mean that the screen has turned to garbag

Re: resetting a virtual console

1996-10-11 Thread Danny ter Haar
Chris R. Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I always reset by sending the vt100 reset code: echo [cntrl-v][ESC]C (in brackets are keystrokes) This resets to default settings. Hope this helpes. Danny -- Danny ter Haar | Cist

resetting a virtual console

1996-10-11 Thread Chris R. Martin
How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I got one messed up the other day... I had to login to different console. Is there a reset keystroke or command? Thanks, Chris. === Chris R. Martin email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://http.tamu.edu:8000