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From: hm@hcswork.hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis)
Subject: Re: DDB/pcvt
To: current-users@netbsd.org (NetBSD-current Users)
Organization: HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH
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> > When is DDB/pcvt/pccons going to put your video mode back to text and
> > restore the keyboard when you drop into the debugger while under X?
[...]
> I think it would be possible for pcvt to detect this situation and take the
> appropriate actions, i.e.:
>
> if(there is kernel type output for pcvt)
> {
> if(the current active window is an X screen)
> {
> switch kbd back from x to char mode;
> switch to char mode vt0;
> }
> }
No, this does not work as expected, EVERY kernel message (fd errors, tape
soft errors etc.) switches to vt0 if done like above.
I need ideas, please ! How could pcvt possibly detect that it is getting
DDB output ????
hellmuth
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Hellmuth Michaelis HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH Hamburg, Europe
Experience is directly proportional to the amount of equipment ruined (Murphy)