-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 wrote: > On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > The advice about hitting return if a screen hasn't been > > logged in in order to get a login prompt is correct for redhat and > > slackware at least redhat 7.0 and 7.2 and slackware 8.0. > Actually, it's hogwash for RedHat and I imagine Slackware as well. Just > because you don't hear the prompt when you switch to the VC doesn't mean > it isn't there. When I boot up, I move through all six VC's logging in > without pressing return first. I wish folks would be a bit more careful > about what they post. Yes, simply getting speakup to read the current line should confirm this for you, it's what I do if I'm in any doubt, though like Bill I also log in on most if not all my consoles to get loads of things such as centericq started. Cheers. - -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/ iD8DBQE+E/H6Kl9qIwuqk+IRAtCsAKCHE7vdPKK2KQsL8xgTMEvTSPDfkgCdGZzT GVIDcWQUHo7UG5Q8lVQhYPk= =pwOQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
