X hanging
David Lee Lambert
lamber45@egr.msu.edu
Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:01:11 -0400 (EDT)
First of all, I shoud apologize that I have an old config: Debian 1.3,
kernel 2.0.32, parts of XFree86 probably left over from a '97 release of
Slackware. However, I know that my system didn't used to do this:
I switch between text virtual consoles just fine. XFree86 loads up
without too much trouble, and is perfectly responsive. However, when I
kill the server, the console keeps a graphical image on it and just
hangs. If I do Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6], the screen goes blank and the console
hangs. (When I say 'hangs' I mean that the keyboard and mouse have no
effect. Even the 'num lock' light doesn't respond to its key.) I can
still telnet in and do work, but console work is nearly impossible. I
can start another X server from a telnet session, too, but that's not
much use if I want to avoid Windows, is it?
Any advice would be appreciated.
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