is rawhide still F8? X and VT-switching borked.

Thu Nov 1 02:06:58 UTC 2007

On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:01:32PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> I just did a new install of today's rawhide on a new Lenovo T61.  X is 
> stuck with a stipple background and "X" cursor, and I can't switch 
> away to any other VT--it blinks for a moment and then returns to X.  
> Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesn't do anything at all.

I was able to SSH in.  Kernel 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 showed somthing silly 
right after grub loaded, on the bottom line of the screen:

"Kernel alive"

Video card:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Unknown device 20b5

Xorg.0.log:

(++) using VT number 7

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call