Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 19:16:06 -0400 From: Marko Ruban <marko@tellurian.com> To: David Harnick-Shapiro <davidhs@intelenet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SUMMARY: lost X when I ran virtual terminal Message-ID: <39EF80B6.5DCA1091@tellurian.com> References: <200010192245.PAA23904@irv1-mail2.intelenet.net>
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LOL, maybe you'd get better replies, if you supplied more info initially ;) (nothing personal, just debugging) David Harnick-Shapiro wrote: > The short of it: to get back to the graphics display, check > /etc/ttys for the xdm line; you get to the virtual terminal on > ttyv"N" by pressing <Alt><F"N+1"> (the old "start at 0 vs. start > at 1" thingy). In my case: > > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure > > means I pressed <Alt><F9>, and all is wonderful again. > > David Harnick-Shapiro > > Thank you all for making me less stupid :-} I've included the > (rather heavily edited) original replies below: > > ------- Forwarded Messages > > Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 00:20:53 -0400 > From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> > > I don't know about you, but my /etc/ttys defines the last virtual terminal > (ttyv8) to be where the X server displays results. > > So even if you launch X from ttyv1, it's probably displaying the graphics on > ttyv8. > > - -- > Matthew Emmerton > GSI Computer Services > +1 (800) 217 5409 (Canada) > > ------- Message 2 > > Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:24:25 -0700 > From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> > > Alt+f8 (or 9 or 10) depends on your config. > > - -- > - -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] > "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." > > ------- Message 3 > > Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:38:25 -0700 > From: Joseph Stein <joes@teleport.com> > > press the print screen key until the x window pops up. > > don't hold it down, press it and wait a second, then press it again, etc. > > joe > > ------- Message 4 > > Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:37:07 -0400 > From: "Potts, Ross" <rpotts@harris.com> > > Just try all the screens with CTL-ALT F<1-12> > > ------- Message 5 > > Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 11:48:48 -0400 > From: Marko Ruban <marko@tellurian.com> > > Check /etc/ttys file to see which terminal your xterm runs on. > Mine runs on ttyv3 (ctrl+alt+F4). > > Or maybe your "experimentation" included something that disabled xdm ? > > [Thankfully, no, I didn't do anything that severe /dbh-s] > > ------- End of Forwarded Messages > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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