From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net>
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Organization: None that appears to be detectable by casual observers
To: Daniel Drake <dan@reactivated.net>
Subject: Re: exiting X and rebooting
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:31:06 -0500
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On Thursday 27 November 2003 08:14, Daniel Drake wrote:
>Which display driver are you using for X? 

XFree's nv from 4.2.1. Card is a GForce2 MX-200.  Sorry, I should have 
included that info.

>Using
> Xinerama/multi-displays or similar? 

No, just an elderly NEC 5FG that refuses to die of old age.

>I noticed this behaviour once
> on a dual-monitor setup. After starting X then exiting it, I
> noticed the problems that you describe on the primary monitor.
> However the secondary monitor was showing the output as normal
> (including cursor) if I remember correctly.
>Both displays were running from a single GeForce4 Ti card, using the
> nvidia binary driver under X. No framebuffer.
>
>Never found the problem, but never really investigated either.
>
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>> Greetings;
>>
>> I'm not sure what category this minor complaint falls under, but
>> since its evidenced by a 2.6 kernel and not a 2.4, this seems like
>> the place.
>>
>> One of the things I've been meaning to mention is that if I'm
>> running a 2.6 kernel, and exit X to reboot, the shell that had a
>> cursor when I started X from it, no longer has a cursor when x has
>> been stopped. This occurs only for 2.6 kernels, but works as usual
>> for 2.4 kernels giving a big full character block for a cursor.
>>
>> One can still type, and the keystrokes are echo'd properly.  But
>> it is a bit un-nerving at first.  Logging clear out and back in
>> again to re-init the shell doesn't help.  The cursor is gone.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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