corruption of vt's with X (not cross contamination)
root (root@gytha.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 06:49:09 +0100 (BST)
Well I'm posting this to the java list because I allready mentioned it
there/here. I just managed to sort the problem (for anyone that want's
to know, I just upgraded from XFree86-3.1.1 to 3.1.2 (elf), and whilst in
X, switching to a text vt there are thin (something like 1 pixel wide),
vertical wiggely lines, the X vt is fine. On exiting X, ALL the vt's
have dead strate thicker (about 3 pixels) lines). Loading a font fixes
the problem, so I think that X is messing up linux's fonts. I don't know
where these fonts are put, but I have a fealing that it's just loaded in
the right place, and then, hey presto, change of font ....
my setup is: kernel 1.3.29, video Mach64, Mach64 server, 1280x1024x8,
(virtual 1280x1024). Lots'a stuff ELF, lots'a stuff not (I'm getting
there). Anything else you want to know, just ask.
Bryn Jones
PS Please email (this is mainly to the usenet readers, but it applies to
YOU TOO).
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I'm Really Bryn Jones <bpaj@gytha.demon.co.uk>