Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 10:50:50 +0100 (MET) From: Søren Schmidt <sos@FreeBSD.dk> To: archie@whistle.com (Archie Cobbs) Cc: yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp, jkh@time.cdrom.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.5 problems Message-ID: <199712020950.KAA00350@sos.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <199712020742.XAA27819@bubba.whistle.com> from Archie Cobbs at "Dec 1, 97 11:42:05 pm"
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In reply to Archie Cobbs who wrote: > > Kazutaka YOKOTA writes: > > >> After keyboard locks up, pressing locking keys (num-lock, caps-lock, > > >> scroll-lock) changes LED state? > > > > > >Not sure... I'm at work right now... but ctl-alt-del works. Then the machine/syscons isn't dead, its hanging probably in the switch function, Try logging in from another machine/tty and see what a ps -l can tell about that... > 0. Boot FreeBSD > 1. I have VT1 - VT6 with getty login screens, so X appears on VT7 > 2. CTL-ALT-F5 and login as "archie" on VT5. Start X running. > 3. Screen flashes VT1 briefly, then video resets and displays X screen > 4. CTL-ALT-F4 to get to VT4 and login as "root" > 5. Run command "xwin", which is an alias that pops two root > windows up on the X console. > 6. CTL-ALT-F7 to get VT7 back to X, ready to happily get to work. > 7. Keyboard hangs, screen does NOT switch away from VT4, keyboard > leds DO still work, but CTL-ALT-F[1-7] just beeps at me. > I'm pretty sure machine responds to pings as well. > 8. CTL-ALT-DEL to reboot > 9. Rinse & repeat > > More info... > > vga0 <VGA-compatible display device> rev 1 int a irq 10 on pci0:12 > sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard > sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0> > > XFree86 Version 3.3.1 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) > Release Date: August 4 1997 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting > problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Operating System: FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386 > Configured drivers: > S3V: accelerated server for S3 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0) > s3_ViRGE > Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) > (using VT number 7) Hmm, I'm running with a S3 card too, current system though, and I cannot reproduce this. What machinery are you using ??, maybe I can find a semilar setup here to test it on.... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team Even more code to hack -- will it ever end ..
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