From 302ec1eedef358124d1fec20d7afb96026507cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 16:19:17 +0200
Subject: Mention VT_ACTIVATE todo

---
 open_issues/console_vs_xorg.mdwn | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

(limited to 'open_issues')

diff --git a/open_issues/console_vs_xorg.mdwn b/open_issues/console_vs_xorg.mdwn
index ffefb389..73594b4f 100644
--- a/open_issues/console_vs_xorg.mdwn
+++ b/open_issues/console_vs_xorg.mdwn
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
 [[!tag open_issue_glibc open_issue_hurd]]
 
 
+# console switching and DMs
+
+Something like VT_ACTIVATE would need to be implemented to allow console
+switching. In the meanwhile xorg refuses the vtx option, thus making lightdm &
+such fail with an Xserver error:
+
+       (EE) Fatal server error:
+       (EE) Unrecognized option: vt7
+
+In the meanwhile DMs could be taught not to use the vtx option.
+
 # IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-08-30
 
     <gean> braunr: I have some errors about keyboard in the xorg log, but
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