[2880] in RedHat Linux List
Re: redhat linux/X video modes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Skull)
Tue Nov 5 22:21:07 1996
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 22:17:14 -0500
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From: Skull <skull@yakko.cs.wmich.edu>
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>Ctrl+C is a standard way to abort processes. So,
well it doesn't work.
>when you type "startx" , command prompt doesn't
>return, right? Right, until you press ^C which
>will abort "startx" script, bring you the shell
no it won't. I'm IN X.
>prompt back and restore text mode in some time.
it hasn't worked yet.
>Sometimes, it takes very long, e.g. after I try
>to start doom, my screen goes blank, then I abort it,
>and it takes about 1 minute for my screen to come up.
well, I've waited for like 10-15 minutes and nothing changes.
>Something has to do with videoram maybe?
Who knows.
Darron
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