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From: sos@login.dkuug.dk (S|ren Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: NetBSD: syslog bug -> stops keyboard in X
Date: 3 Feb 94 13:05:09 GMT
Organization: DKnet
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Message-ID: <sos.760280709@login.dkuug.dk>
References: <2ilmva$ieo@zeus.swindon.rtsg.mot.com> <sos.760177247@login.dkuug.dk> <2ioem4$3f8@zeus.swindon.rtsg.mot.com>
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essenl@aztec.swindon.rtsg.mot.com (Lee Essen) writes:
>In article <sos.760177247@login.dkuug.dk>, sos@login.dkuug.dk (S|ren Schmidt) writes:
>|> This is an old "known bug" in the kernel console handeling code.
>|> The newest syscons-1.3 (currently in beta) solves this problem
>|> once and for all.
>|>
>I used to use syscons, but when I switched to NetBSD 0.9 I decided to
>keep standard (and I do miss the VC's).
>Is syscons part of NetBSD-current ?
No, but I offered to do the work to the NetBSD group just a few hours
ago on the current-users list.....
>If not, does syscons build ok under it?
Yep, as of version 1.2 syscons builds under NetBSD-0.9 and -current up
til 940131. Syscons-1.3 is due shortly and builds under -current as of
940201 (and later).
>Thanks,
>Lee.
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Soeren Schmidt
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