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From: joe@proto.com (Joe Huffman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: VP/IX and Multiscreens
Message-ID: <1991May14.152445.29084@proto.com>
Date: 14 May 91 15:24:45 GMT
References: <55@swatty.UUCP>
Organization: Prototronics @ Sandpoint, Idaho
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root@swatty.UUCP (Larry Krone) writes:

>Can anybody explain why when I use VP/IX from the console on SCO UNIX 3.2.2
>and I switch screens (via alt F2 say) while VP/IX is still coming up, it will
>occansionally lock out all of my multi screens (F1-F12) except for the
>one it is on and I must reboot to get everything back???

Why?  I call it a bug.	I think I remember SCO kinda documenting it and
saying "don't do that".  You don't have to reboot though.  What I do (it
sure is tempting to switch to another screen while waiting isn't it?) is
log on via a serial port and kill vpix with 'kill -1 PS_ID' where PS_ID
is obtained with 'ps -ae'.
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joe@proto.com