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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
