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  From: michael <michael@home.lyppard.com.au>
  To  : Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:43:54 +1030 (CST)

Re: /dev/console is dead

Hi.

Sounds wierd. I have seen similar. What happens if you unplug and replug
the keyboard from the pc and hit the space bar?

Michael

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Jake Hawkes wrote:

> 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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> 
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