On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Jake Griesbach wrote: > Hi, > > I seem to have found a bug in switching between virtual consoles. The > first time xdm starts, console switching works great. I can switch > between text and graphics consoles without any problems. The same holds > after I log in using xdm. However, after I exit my session and xdm > restarts, I cannot switch consoles anymore. Attempting to switch consoles > only results in the cursor disappearing (I can get it back by moving the > mouse). Has anyone else seen this problem? Is there a fix? > > If I quit xdm and restart it by running /etc/init.d/xdm restart > console switching works again.
Possibly a gpm problem. If you quit or dpkg --remove gpm (quit it with /etc/init.d/gpm stop, or gpm -k), can you still replicate the problem? Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
