Re: console-client problem

[Dmitry V. Zhulanov]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 10:30:33PM +0100, M. Gerards wrote:
> Quoting "Dmitry V. Zhulanov" <elf@land5.nsu.ru>:
> 
> > > > May be rpctrace will be more informative? its size about 6.5k
> > > 
> > > Perhaps, but it would be more useful to know if it segfaults or
> > > not.  Please send it to be sure.
> > The probles is not segfaults, because ctrl-alt-bksps works
> 
> In one of your previous mails you said it did not work.  Did this change
> or did I misunderstand something.  Do you know why it changed if this
> was the case?
I think it was my mistake in previous mail, sorry.
> 
> If ctrl-alt-bs works this means that the console client works.  More likely
> "make install" overwrote your /etc/ttys.  Can you check if it is correct?
Yes you right! this config was overwrite and after corrections console works.

> > > > > First you will have to find out if it segfaults, otherwise you can
> > > > > better attach gdb to the console client and debug the pc_kbd driver.
> > Now I haven't another computer to do this remotely, but here some
> > additional info:
> > input hangs in a next fragment of code from pc_kbd_start:
> > ============
> > if(gnumach_v1_compat)
> > {
> >   int data = KB_EVENT;
> >   err = device_set_status (kbd_dev, KDSKBDMODE,
> >     &data, 1); // here gdb hangs
> 
> This is weird.  Does this happen the first time when you start the console?
> 
> >   if(err)
> > =============
> > also if I press keys many times soon I see message "kbd: queue full" for
> > each key press
> 
> Well, I have seen this once before but I do not remember what could be 
> the cause of this.  My guess is that it is caused by debugging. (Not
> closing the device, etc.).  Did this happen the first time when you
> tried debugging?
> 
> > when I can access to another box, I check it remotely.
> 
> Thanks. :)
> 
> > > You can also try the ncursesw driver, if you think it is a problem
> > > of the keyboard driver:
> > > 
> > > console -d ncursesw /dev/vcs
> > It hangs and even ctrl-alt-bksps doesn't work, and now I cant check it
> > if it works romotely.
> 
> Well, it does not use the ctrl-alt-bs combination to terminate the client,
> instead control-w x is used (IIRC).
Yes I check it, and it works too. Im using wrong keys combination
before.
> 
> > > I have used GNUMach 1.2 and the Hurd from CVS just a week ago and this
> > > worked perfectly for me.  Perhaps your configuration is not correct
Perhaps you was right :)
> > where I can get new souces, most of links dead :(
> 
> You can find information about checking out the sources here:
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/cvs/?group=hurd
> 
> For GNUMach you can better use the branch "gnumach-1-branch".
Is this main branch, or not? And what is different?
> 
> --
> Marco
Thanks a lot!

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