From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 16 00:46:37 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EF5196A for ; Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:46:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x22c.google.com (mail-ob0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CA421FB1 for ; Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:46:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f172.google.com with SMTP id wo10so1973037obc.3 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Bni/nkV8WnAGXtWV6hNTuckboMS6sNf3S2I3+5wpJpI=; b=oGiGXVKc1wo10HbeZLts0DUWdGkoxshDosQGID+X7v5+/AUlW04hZxaNZZbss347dT yoHSzgeSATxrSUO2tifBCTguFPNKsVOXSV6sfAfwDNHI+02uBXzRiJ3M8ad1gFp87DUa XzUPF/w403LE/pok66l6YU4MTA/NpaGBKJHrcMOv0ll0xmV2PZr3h2xsBvs2G6DYyemZ QlkewNv/ic2OLhUYOEMMVozA0dMReO8ZmfsQFUZY+MlVx0XNqhXiT86PQ+23AwyHBRez 904ZmYKJqPQRWVXqjkRCUqndCn6dcQns3xqHEoSSrbU3jdNJbZhyRwGGAyPAh8G3TxIZ 8ZJQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.242.45 with SMTP id wn13mr5351122obc.30.1371343596720; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:36 -0700 (PDT) Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.112.212 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20130615162247.GA2629@La-Habana> References: <20130615162247.GA2629@La-Habana> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:46:36 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: I-Ag5-V1N1Qxo2iIiODSbTIfmIM Message-ID: Subject: Re: resetting alpha console From: Kevin Oberman To: Matthias Apitz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:46:37 -0000 On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Matthias Apitz wrote: > > Hello, > > I investigating Xorg server crashes with gdb via SSH, but this is here > not the question, only the background; when the Xorg server crashes, the > alpha console from where it was started (and all others) are in an > unreadable picture (only coloured stripes, nothing to see); the console > is still working fine, for example I just can use CURSOR-UP and ENTER to > restart the 'startx' and X comes up fine on the F9-screen; is there some > way to reset the video output for the alpha consoles to some good state > again? > > Thanks > > matthias > Please supply your system and graphics card information. Without that, it's just a guessing game. With that it may still just be a guessing game, but more information will at least limit the scope of the guesses. Also X server version and build options (WITH_NEW_XORG, WITH_KMS, etc.) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com