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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!news.univie.ac.at!fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at!fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at!not-for-mail From: chmr@edvz.tu-graz.ac.at (Christoph Robitschko) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [Q] keyboards locks in X, console hickups in no X Date: 9 Sep 1993 17:00:28 +0200 Organization: Technical University of Graz, Austria Lines: 31 Message-ID: <26ngecINNei6@fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at> References: <1993Sep6.131323.23825@kth.se> <MYCROFT.93Sep6110554@trinity.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <DERAADT.93Sep8105708@newt.fsa.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] In article <DERAADT.93Sep8105708@newt.fsa.ca> Theo de Raadt (deraadt@fsa.ca) wrote: > For one thing, it calls the device driver XXclose() function twice > when it should only be called once. I'm sure Charles will point out > other things it does wrong. Huh? The original function allowed the XXclose routine to be called twice, and this produced the "hanging console" symptom. I am aware of the revoke bug, however. > This is incorrect behaviour. For an example, think ``serial console''. I have been running with a serial console quite some time, thank you. And for Charles' workaround (ln -s vga console): think ``serial console''. > This is called a bandaid, as opposed to a well engineered fix. > Unfortunately, bandaids never get removed from operating systems, and > that, dear Sir, is why SVR4 is such a bucket of poo, fish heads, engine > grease, and discarded coke cans. bandaids are to stop the bleeding quickly. NetBSD still bleeds heavily on this side. > A proper fix will be forthcoming once we (NetBSD) figure out how to > really fix the problem, that being, that the Net/2 console code was > broken by design. Fix the problem. Fix the problem SOON ! We will gratefully adopt your fix, then. Christoph