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From: steinber@slinky.cs.nyu.edu (Joseph Steinberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: X -- No console
Date: 22 Mar 1996 20:26:08 GMT
Organization: New York University
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When I run X windows under FreeBSD 2.0.5 (I use fvwvm and twm depending 
on the day) I get no console even when I open an Xterm as a console (With 
the command line parameter set). The 'console' that appears is but a 
regular Xterm...
Any ideas...