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Re: xterms stop working after upgrading to XFree86 3.2... xkb?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Winkelmann)
Tue Nov 12 14:55:49 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 13:47:30 -0600 (CST)
From: Michael Winkelmann <michaelw@xnet.com>
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In-Reply-To: <199611121628.QAA02036@GPO.iol.ie>
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Look in the file ~/.FVWMerrors and see if there is a message "no
available ptys". If so recompile the kernel and then xterms should work.
Cheers,
Mike Winkelmann
On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Jim Lawton wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I installed RedHat 4.0 from my new CDs last week, and everything went just
> fine. However, XFree86 3.1.2 (on the CDs) didn't support my graphics card
> (Cirrus Logic CLGD5446), so I upgraded to XFree86 3.2. When I was doing this,
> the RPMs at ftp.redhat.com weren't yet available, so I copied the binary kits
> from xfree86.org and installed in the standard manner. Now, when I start X,
> everything comes up fine, including two xterms. However, as soon as I type
> *any* character in the xterms they disappear. Other applications seem to
> function fine. The only messages on the console that appear relevant are:
>
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp: can't resolve symbol 'XkbLibraryVersion'
> Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
>
> (I don't know if that has anything to do with the problem or not).
>
> Has anyone else seen this problem? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> /jim
>
> Jim Lawton MultiStream Systems GmbH
> Email: jl@iol.ie Galway, Ireland
> Phone: +353-91-527340 http://www.multistream.com
>
>
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