Re: kill -9 <pid of X>

Steven N. Hirsch (linker@z.ml.org)
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:59:13 -0400 (EDT)


USe frame buffer support in 2.1 and Xfb. Problem solved.

If you dont like that solution (i.e. the frame buffer driver slows your
video) then just dont kill -9 X.

On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Tigran Aivazian wrote:

> Hello guys,
>
> Yes, it *is* very much a kernel issue. What happens if you kill -9 the X
> server? The machine hangs because the kernel does not sanify the
> console/VT, i.e. switch it back to the text mode of the VT whence the X
> server was started.
>
> I am not sure how to approach it in Linux but someone ought to look at it,
> I think.
>
> Regards,
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