Bug 36925 - Dummy driver should have an option to also take a VT
Summary: Dummy driver should have an option to also take a VT
Status: RESOLVED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Driver/other (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
QA Contact: Xorg Project Team
URL:
Whiteboard: 2011BRB_Reviewed
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2011-05-06 17:23 UTC by Samuel Thibault
Modified: 2018-08-10 21:37 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Description Samuel Thibault 2011-05-06 17:23:07 UTC
Hello,

Blind people often want to avoid having to plug an actual screen to their computer, and yet still start an X session (and access it with their screen reader software).  More and more drivers however refuse to initialize without an actual screen.  Instead of fighting with each and every one of them, the dummy driver is a nice solution.

However, as of version 0.3.4, it does not seem to be taking a VT like other drivers.  The result is that input devices are not working at all, thus making the X session unusable.

The dummy driver should at least have an option to behave like other drivers concerning VTs.

Samuel
Comment 1 Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 2011-10-04 23:18:35 UTC
This seems like a good idea  (off by default still).

Am I reading this right that this is a regression in 0.3.4?  I don't see 
anything between 0.3.3 and 0.3.4 that would change this, and a quick grep 
doesn't show anything related in the sources.
Comment 2 Samuel Thibault 2011-10-04 23:44:14 UTC
I didn't mean it was a regression, I was just giving the version
information.
Comment 3 Adam Jackson 2018-06-12 19:08:10 UTC
Mass closure: This bug has been untouched for more than six years, and is not
obviously still valid. Please reopen this bug or file a new report if you continue to experience issues with current releases.
Comment 4 Samuel Thibault 2018-06-12 21:34:23 UTC
This is still a concern.
Comment 5 GitLab Migration User 2018-08-10 21:37:51 UTC
-- GitLab Migration Automatic Message --

This bug has been migrated to freedesktop.org's GitLab instance and has been closed from further activity.

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