i've resurrected the XFree86-4.1.0 source used to build the 4.1.0 debian package referred to below, and built it for my PPC device. console switching works flawlessly using this build.
i'll be diffing things to see if i see anything suspicious, but i'm doubtful i will. paul i wrote: > does console switching no longer work in TinyX on linux? > > i have a mips-based Xfbdev TinyX server of 4.1.0 vintage, from an > old debian package, which works flawlessly. > > i've built 4.4.0 and 4.5.0 Xfbdev TinyX servers for both PPC and x86, > and the server works fine, until i switch away from it (which also > works fine) and try to switch back. then i get a blank screen. > this is true whether the switches are initiated from the keyboard > or the command-line (with chvt). > > paul whittaker has been trying TinyX for his diet-pc project, and > has tried the Xvesa and Xfbdev (mga fb driver) TinyX servers on > x86, with the same results. > > is this a known bug? known fix? > > paul > =--------------------- > paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 50.4 degrees) > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [email protected] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 55.9 degrees) _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [email protected] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
