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1 Replies Last post: Jul 7, 2005 2:37 PM by petr  

Linux Virtual Terminals and VMware WS5 posted: Jul 7, 2005 2:19 PM

Click to view bmaki's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Jun 27, 2005
What affect does the chvt command have on vmware? I am working w/ a configuration running display :0 on vt7, a gdmflexiserver :20 on vt8 which launches a virtual machine in full screen mode in vt9 and the vmware control window in vt8. I can switch easily back and forth between linux and windows using ctrl-alt-F(7 or 9) and I can switch from Windows to Linux by ssh-ing to the host and running chvt 7.
It's when I try to switch back to the windows full-screen vm using chvt 9 the whole system locks as if it successfully connected to a console w/ nothing connected so I lose all control. I don't think the system is actually locked, but I can't do anything w/ it anymore. Anybody who actually understands what I have going on and is willing to shed some light on this problem for me I would be deeply indebted to. (just kidding, but I would really appreciate the help)

Thanks in advance.

Re: Linux Virtual Terminals and VMware WS5

1. Jul 7, 2005 2:37 PM in response to: bmaki
Click to view petr's profile Champion 7,218 posts since
Jul 10, 2003
Try sshing to your host from other system when it happens. You can also try running VM with 'run with debugging information' *unchecked*.

When this happens to me, I just end up with black screen - but I move mouse, it reveals that it is actually black rectangle in top left corner of X screen of size of VM (if VM uses same resolution as your X server, you are out of luck). Then I can run 'fixmodmap' (it should be searchable on these forums) to get back my ctrl+alt keys, and then I kill vmware and resize screen back by xrandr. Case which I'm hitting is (by definition ;-) ) known bug, and it occurs with debugging builds only, so if your case happens without running with debugging info, you should contact support.

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