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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

> I just tested Xvesa in BL3 while online, and twice had a serious problem with 
> it.  I changed from the Xvesa terminal to a console mode terminal (don't 
> recall the exact numbers) and when I tried to switch back to X I was not able 
> to access either terminal (no blinking cursor), the CLI terminal continued to 
> display, and I could not even reboot.
> This is a dual monitor system (VGA and MDA).
>
> I am back using the old Xvesa for BL3 and just managed to reproduce the 
> problem while offline.  I see vc1 and cannot use it or change to vc4 (the X 
> terminal).  I will try this eventually on a 1-monitor system to see if I need 
> to simply avoid Xvesa in BL3.

It works okay on a 1-monitor system.  I will avoid using BL3 with X on my 
2-monitor systems.