On Thu, 2001-10-18 at 20:34, Gniazdowski wrote:

> Sometimes XServer dies - keyboard and ctrl+alt+Fx stops working. I
> push then SysRq+k -> SAK kernel magic key combination. XServer and
> other tasks are dead.
> 
> Butt console is damaged - it looks like X screenshoot before SAK. When i 
> blindly login and type "startx" XServer goes up and works fine.
> 
> Butt console is still damaged. So finaly the question:
> 
>        Is there a way to reset vconsole after such situation?
> 
> I think LILO does something like this in a boot time.
> 
> Regards Refuse.
> 
> PS. "reset", SVGATextMode are not working.

There is a tool called vga_reset which might help.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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