Jules, The problem still persists even though gpm is no longer running. I have the latest xdm and gpm from the slink distribution. Kernel version is 2.2.1.
Jake On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > 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. | > \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
