From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oss.sgi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g64EjrRw007792 for ; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:45:53 -0700 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.5/8.12.3/Submit) id g64EjrAk007791 for linux-mips-outgoing; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:45:53 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: oss.sgi.com: majordomo set sender to owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com using -f Received: from snog.front.onramp.ca (snog.front.onramp.ca [198.163.180.7]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with SMTP id g64EjkRw007782 for ; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:45:47 -0700 Received: (qmail 30045 invoked from network); 4 Jul 2002 14:49:49 -0000 Received: from gateway.hgeng.com (HELO shadowfax.hgeng.com) (199.246.74.82) by 0 with SMTP; 4 Jul 2002 14:49:49 -0000 Received: from dilbert.hgeng.com (dilbert.hgeng.com [192.168.1.6]) by shadowfax.hgeng.com (8.12.1/8.12.1/Debian -3) with ESMTP id g64EnmgO020933 for ; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:49:48 -0400 Subject: Re: X server blanking out virtual consoles? From: Michael Hill To: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.1.0.99 (Preview Release) Date: 04 Jul 2002 10:49:48 -0400 Message-Id: <1025794188.10696.205.camel@dilbert> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=SUBJ_ENDS_IN_Q_MARK version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Hi Guido, On Tue, 2002-06-11 at 03:55, Guido Guenther wrote: > On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 09:04:49AM +1000, vik wrote: > > > Just about everything is working on my indy with debian, but when I run > > X, everything on the virtual consoles disappear. I can see the cursor > > but that's all. The card is an 8 bit newport. > > Known issue that I really have to debug someday. Until then try the > patch by Dominik Behr at: > http://honk.physik.uni-konstanz.de/linux-mips/x/x.html#bugs Works brilliantly for me with one small side effect. Mike