Subject: Re: X
To: John S. <webmaster@indra.seanet.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/22/1997 18:34:10
> 
> Well I have X (xbase12 xcomp12 with the Xmacbsd.960512 server) running on 
> my se/30, with only one problem and a couple of questions. (I have waded 
> through the man pages, and searched the web for Xwindows tutorials before 
> asking these :P )
> 
> The problem:
> The xconsole apparently isnt working -i.e. when I drop a ppp connection 
> to my isp, the text is displayed "over" the X windows rather than in the 
> xconsole window.. I am unsure what I am doing wrong.

I think this Q is in the FAQ at www.macbsd.com.

Basically you have a kernel compiled without support for switching the
console device. I thnk the option is "options UCONSOLE".

Take care,

Bill