Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 13:55:25 +1100 From: "Leo Kliger" <leo@astea.com.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Shigetoh Kumagai" <shigetoh@zip.com.au> Subject: Re: Console frozen when X-server exited Message-ID: <199812290307.OAA22116@astea.com.au>
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not a real solution but why don't you press ALT-F2 login in again and then ps aux at the prompt and kill the frozen session??? ---------- > From: Shigetoh Kumagai <shigetoh@zip.com.au> > To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Console frozen when X-server exited > Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 1:50 PM > > Greg, > Thank you for your reply! > > I made it work by starting from one of telnet session from another > machine. > > Well, everything works under X-Window, however when I close my X session, > the PC console is still locked. So I had to start X again from telnet. I > wish there are way or tool to refresh or reset the console so I do not > have to reboot soon. > > I wonder how this resetting console should be done. Is there any place or > documentatoins I can look at? > > BTW, I found kbd_mode(1) but not much effect on console itself(it's only > for keyboard, isn't it?). > > Keyboard and screen works when > 1) X is running > a) I can switch to console using ALT+CTL+1, then back to X session > pressing ALT+F4. However there is no login prompt or shell session visible > on console when pressing ALT+F1, ALT+F2 or ALT+F3, and no response to > keyboard in either virtual console. > > > ------> Sail OZ > Shigetoh Kumagai > > On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > You're probably out of luck here. The X server is responsible for > > resetting the console, and if it is killed, it doesn't happen. > > > > You can restart the server from the telnet session. There's a good > > (but not excellent) chance that it will work. > > > > > > > > > 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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