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From: keane@ultima.cs.uts.oz (Chris Keane)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Hung console and "kbd_mode -a"
Message-ID: <18012@ultima.cs.uts.oz>
Date: 9 Jul 90 00:04:37 GMT
References: <8514@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Organization: Comp Sci, NSWIT, Australia
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steven@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Steven Sakata) writes:


>First, I would like to thank everyone who replied so quickly to my hanging
>console problem.  Everyone responded with the answer being using "kbd_mode -a".

>However, I've tried that, and it still doesn't free the console.  I've telneted
>over to the system that has the hung console, and I ran that command, and it
>doesn't seem to do anything.  Any ideas?.....Thanks, Steven.

It's a sun, right? 

Did you try using clear_colormap in conjunction with kbd_mode -a? You'll have
to press return to get a response. (clear_colormap is a standard sun thingy)

regards...
                                                     Chris.
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