Subject: Re: X keyboard issues
To: 'port-amd64@netbsd.org' <port-amd64@netbsd.org>
From: Schothuis, Bjorn <B.Schothuis@ictk.wegener.nl>
List: port-amd64
Date: 03/18/2004 13:47:15
Was this issue solved anywhere?
If yes, How do I fix this.
It seems X will only start corretly from TTY0 onto TTY2 and I can't switch
consoles when in X

Bjorn

> In article <bpv0dj$hao$1@colwyn.zhadum.de>,
> 	tron@zhadum.de (Matthias Scheler) writes:
> > In article <20031118052329.GA84933@careflow.com>,
> > 	Owen Becker <owen@careflow.com> writes:
> >> Just one small issue, X won't accept keyboard input untill I
> >> ctrl-alt-f1. After that I can type, but I can't switch consoles.
> > 
> > It sounds like there is a getty(8) process running on the virtual
> > console used by the X11 server. Please provide more details e.g.
> > how you start the X11 server, "/etc/ttys" etc..
> 
> I don't think so. A quick cursory glance at the source code shows that it
> requires PCVT_SUPPORT defined for being able to switch consoles. The
> NetBSD.cf file does not define this for x86_64Architecture in
> XFree86ConsoleDefines.
> 
> You can verify that your Xserver is running in wscons-only mode by looking
> in the log file:
> 
> (--) Using wscons driver
> 
> Under an i386 box it shows up as:
> (--) Using wscons driver in pcvt compatibility mode (version 3.32)
>
>Following up on myself:
>
>An Xserver compiled with PCVT support, though, does not fix the problem.
When
>I attempt to switch consoles, its "hung", its like its started to switch
consoles
>but does not complete it. The display is left in graphics mode, but without
>any input devices attached.
>
>Ron
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