Re: from X to terminal needs an fflush

On 2022-07-27 13:45, Ivan Quitschal wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2022, Ivan Quitschal wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2022, Tomoaki AOKI wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:30:25 -0700
>>> Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2022-07-26 10:29, Chris wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-07-22 08:27, Ivan Quitschal wrote:
>>>>>> hi all
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ive been trying to solve a problem which is happening to me but so far 
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> success.
>>>>>> problem is this:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> sometimes happens, sometimes doesnt, but once im on X and do a "F2", 
>>>>>> "F3"
>>>>>> whatever
>>>>>> in order to get back to terminal, it *does* get back to terminal but 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> screen
>>>>>> still shows like i was on X, therefore i have to do a F* twice in order 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> see the
>>>>>> console , like an fflush was missing somewhere.
>>>>> If I'm following you correctly; you should be performing a 
>>>>> Ctrl+Atl+F<1-8>
>>>>> to
>>>> TYPO sorry. That *should* have read: Ctrl+Alt+F<1-8>
>>> 
>>> ...and Alt+F<1-8> to switch vtys afterwards.
>>> To get back to X, Alt+F9.
>>> 
>>> You need Ctrl+ only on X, and does not work with Ctrl+ on vty<1-8>.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry.
>>>>> accomplish your goal. Does doing it that way fix it for you?
>>>>> 
>>>>> HTH
>>>>> 
>>>>> --Chris
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> im using the drm-devel-kmod git for i915kms.ko btw
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> any ideas what could it be?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> thank you guys
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --tzk
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
>>> 
>> 
>> hi
>> 
>> no gyuys, i know how to go back from X to terminal, what i was saying is 
>> that by doing CTRL + ALT + F* it wasnt working until i did *another* 
>> CTRL+ALT+F<something>.
>> 
>> example:
>> im getting off from X , so i do an CTRL+ALT+F2
>> 
>> nothing happens, until you do *another* CTRL+ALT+F3 . so you gotta do a 
>> CTRL+ALT+F* twice in order to get back to terminal
>> 
>> but i found out the problem lies within enlightenment themes, not anything 
>> else .
>> at least the problem is  solved by changing EE theme, this way i can get 
>> back instantly to terminal with just ONE CTRL+ALT+F2
>> 
>> thanks
>> 
>> Ivan
>> 
> 
> 
> btw, there is something i always wanted to ask, why do we have just 9 
> terminals?
> im really asking , never understood that
> 
> in my case here , im using all F* keys
> 
> my /etc/ttys
> 
> ttyv0   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> # Virtual terminals
> ttyv1   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv2   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv3   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv4   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv5   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv6   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv7   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv8   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyv9   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyva   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   onifexists secure
> ttyvb   "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon"  xterm   off secure
> 
> 
> my F-key dedicated to get back to X is F12 , as it should be IMO. question 
> is ,
> why isnt it yet?
> 
> im sure there is a reason, just curious because honestly i got no idea 
> whatsoever
ttys(5) is fairly informative and less /etc/ttys has some info. But I can't 
remember
the history on why 9 was the default. The SUN || terminal keyboard mapping, 
maybe?

--Chris
> 
> --tzk