in VT, screen not being saved (vcsa permission problem to blame)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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mc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: mc
Release: Jaunty Jackalope
Version of MC: Current as of apr 26, 2009
Expected:
MC able to save and restore the subshell screen
Actual:
MC blanks out
To reproduce:
Log into vt 1 (/dev/tty1)
Start mc, then use C-o to switch to the subshell. Observe that the screen is blanked.
Exit mc
sudo chown you:you /dev/vcsa1 # this is the workaround
Start mc again
Use C-o to switch to the subshell and notice that the subshell screen is now properly saved and restored
User's diagnosis:
For some reason /dev/vcsa* permissions aren't being properly set up when a user logs in on a virtual console.
I move that this be considered a bug for which mc is a victim.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: mc 2:4.6.2~
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mc
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
Related branches
description: | updated |
Changed in mc (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Shentino (shentino) → nobody |
Just wanted to note this problem was in spite of a fresh distro upgrade from intrepid.
The bug was there too.
I used the same workaround.