The sysctl keystrokes still work after X crashes, isn't there an "UNRAW"
sequence which should restore text console mode?
I find it strange that Linux can't automatically restore the console to text
mode when X goes away. Why was it done this way?
Chris.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pavel Machek [SMTP:pavel@ucw.cz]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 8:47 AM
To: James Sutherland
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re: linux and micro kernel
Hi!
> Interesting example - except I've never seen X fail without taking the
> machine with it anyway. In theory, if X fails, I should be able to kill it
> off and access another VT to restart it; in practice, I can't do anything,
> since X also controls the keyboard and mouse. Perhaps I could telnet in
> and try to kill it, then try to find some way of resetting the keyboard
> and mouse remotely over telnet - but rebooting is a lot easier...
In many environments, it _is_ easy to telnet from remote host. Very
few X crashes take whole machine with them.
Pavel
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