Subject: Re: strange network error behavior on sparcbooks
To: MICHAEL M DELANEY <mmdst23+@pitt.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 08/24/2001 21:07:53
	Use xconsole or xterm -C
	see: http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/x/#xconsole

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On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, MICHAEL M DELANEY wrote:

> On my sparcbook (currently running 1.5.1), whenever there is a network
> error message that is sent to both console's in X, it appears that it is
> sent to the framebuffer as well, which displays on top of X.  If I
> maximize an X window, it will clear most of the screen, and clicking on
> any of the buttons in my window manager (I think its either xfce or icewm)
> to bring up a new terminal, switch desktops, etc, will clear that part of
> the screen.  This seems to happen most often with dhcp errors, but it also
> has happened when someone tried to connect to it with ftp.  Anyone have
> any idea what could be causing this?  Also, was anyone currently working
> on sparcbook support?
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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