Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:43:42 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Malcolm Matalka <mmatalka@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console rotates through all tty's after sitting for a bit Message-ID: <20160121034342.8d4b0ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601201009370.19479@wonkity.com> References: <86r3hcl05g.fsf@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601201009370.19479@wonkity.com>
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On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:11:24 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jan 2016, Malcolm Matalka wrote: > > > I installed FreeBSD on a machine (Dell OptiPlex 7010). I'm in the > > regular text console and if I just leave it, it starts rotating through > > all the tty's rather than going into a screen saver or anything (I have > > explicitly set the screen saver to a Blank screen). It did this during > > the install process as well. > > > > Has anyone experienced this and know why? It doesn't seem to > > negatively affect anything so far, it's just annoying. > > Something is hitting the PrintScrn key. My first thought exactly. :-) Check the physical keyboard, and if it is a wireless keyboard, check possible "offending" other keyboards of that kind, too. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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