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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  To  : Kirsty Rae <kirsty@ambassador.process9.com.au>
  Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:59:28 +1030

Re: /dev/console is dead

i have had similar problems, but I have used a switch box which may have
agravated things a bit...

be interested to hear if anyone knows anything about this one.

Kirsty Rae wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> This is not a problem I've come across before so I was wondering if someone
> could put me in the right direction.
> 
> Basically, whilst at the console of my machine (standard Red Hat 6.0 on a
> Pentium 100, 32Mb RAM with a couple SCSI drives) on boot-up, I can log on
> and do what I need to do at the console.  However, when the machine has
> been left running for a while, I lose control of the console.  I can access
> the virtual terminals and still do what I need to do - there doesn't seem
> to be anything else strange that I can notice, except that the screen just
> looks at me blankly.
> 
> Any pointers as to what may be going on would be greatly appreciated...
> 
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