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CTRL-D May Resolve Issue
Authored by: dontlikehippies on Oct 12, '03 04:03:00AM
I found this tip at the very bottom of the XonX FAQ:
My computer crashes when exiting X in console mode. What now?
When exiting X after starting from the console, your computer may look as if it is locked up. When this condition occurs, the mouse is unresponsive, the spinning rainbow cursor will not go away, and you will not see the login window. Fortunately, your computer isn't really locked up, and you can get to the login window and clear the condition by typing CTRL-D or 'exit' or 'logout'. This condition occurs because the terminal session running in console mode doesn't redraw the screen when XDarwin exits. Typing one of the alternatives above exits that terminal session and brings you back to the login window where you can start up another one.

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