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Lowra

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Registered: 2009-09-21

Posts: 192

Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

Hello,

I noticed this problem a few years ago , I thought that it was related to my computer, of something I was doing wrong, but I noticed that this problem appears every time for me, with every computer. I'll try to explain it, but it will be hard

So, this problem appears at least in the two following cases:
- After editing the .xinitrc file, I start Xorg as user (typing startx) without any xf86-video-driver installed, it crashes (as expected), and comes back to tty.
- After editing the .xinitrc file, I start Xorg as user (typing startx) with the right xf86-video-driver installed, it works. I see my windows manager (Openbox) I click "Logout" to come back from X to tty.

But, once I came back to tty, I can't see what I am typing in the terminal (like a freeze). My commands are executed (I can logout) but I don't see what I am typing. If I try to edit a textfile using nano, it seems to be frozen. The only solution after that to see what I am typing is to logout, and login again. The only solution to edit a textfile using nano after that is to reboot my computer...

Haven't to noticed that ? Am I doing something wrong ? Isn't it a bug ?

Thank you

jtkiv

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 37

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

not sure, but i once had some issues similar which were solved by putting refresh rates in xorg.conf...  seems that it is related to X in that it only disappears after X has been started.  worth a try maybe. 

Lowra

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Registered: 2009-09-21

Posts: 192

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

jtkiv: I looked at the xorg conf directory (/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/) saw the two files using nano. By default, I have nothing about refresh rates.

Somebody else has noticed this problem ?

Last edited by Lowra (2011-03-08 08:36:00)

jtkiv

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 37

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

xorg.conf is in /etc/X11 , same folder as the xorg.conf.d directory.  you might not have one.  are you using an nvidia card?

Lowra

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Registered: 2009-09-21

Posts: 192

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

xorg.conf is in /etc/X11 , same folder as the xorg.conf.d directory.  you might not have one.  are you using an nvidia card?

Nope, I have an Intel chipset (core i3 CPU)

Zanterian

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-03-08

Posts: 9

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

Do you have your keyboard remapped to something else?
The one that has to do with keyboards in the xorg.conf.d directory is the one called 10-evdev.conf

jtkiv

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 37

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

does your monitor flash any warnings?  "signal out of range" or the like?  could you post your xorg.0.log?

Lowra

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Registered: 2009-09-21

Posts: 192

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

@Zanterian: If have a custom keymap in tty (fr-latin9) but nothing set up in Xorg (just installed it, didn't made any modification)

@jtkiv: Here is what I see after I logout from Openbox

Here is my Xorg.0.log file

jtkiv

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 37

Re: Can't see what I am typing after logout from Xorg

[   203.324] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   203.325] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   203.325] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[   203.325] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)

try installing xf86-video-fbdev

also look here https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=536210