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- From: ee89jje%ee.surrey.ac.uk (Ed)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: X won't restore text mode -- what to do
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.162151.24092@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 16:21:51 GMT
- References: <1992Nov4.162548.10561@polaris.utu.fi>
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- Sami-Pekka Hallikas (Esemi@polaris.utu.fi) wrote:
- : cs89rdb@brunel.ac.uk (Roger D Binns) writes:
- : >Sami-Pekka Hallikas (Esemi@polaris.utu.fi) wrote:
- : >> When I end my X session, the screen stays in graphics mode. The
- :
- : >I have found (ET4000) that my text mode is only restored properly if I
- : >choose SVGA mode 1. Any other modes wont work. Since it is 100x40, I can
- : >live with it.
- :
- : But I have not choices any text modes, I allways press space when computer
- : ast those damn text modes... Hmm. Maybe it won't like NORMAL mode :-/
- :
- : >Roger
- : Semi ;)
-
- This also happens if you run X without the required kernel - at least
- 0.97p4 I think.
-
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