Re: 2.1.121 crash when console-switching from dosemu

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:52:19 +0200


Hi,

> whenever I run dosemu on a virtual console and do something graphical
> with it, and then try to switch back to X to do something else, the
> computer locks up. The screen gets black, and it cannot be pinged
> or remote logged into. Alt-sysrq works a little bit, I can reboot, but
> I cannot sync and not umount filesystems. Also I cannot kill dosemu.
> Nothing shows up in the log files, could this be an fbcon problem?

(1) Do you use APM or the frame buffers?

(2) Does the patch at ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/local/mj/linux/patches/l-con120-2.gz help?

Have a nice fortnight

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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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