Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI)

From	Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI)
Date	2020-09-11 21:20 +0200
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Greg Wooledge composed on 2020-09-11 11:42 (UTC-0400):

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 10:35:46 -0500, David Wright wrote:

>> That's the first mention of this phenomenon I recall seeing since I posted
>> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/03/msg01030.html
>> (which dealt mainly with a more serious problem).

>> I never install a DE/DM and all that stuff, but I get the cursor
>> movement nonetheless. Is that what you're saying?

> It's not as serious as what you reported in the 2018 thread.  It's just
> an occasional glitch, not easily reproducible, with a trivial workaround.

> I only mention it because once in a while, someone sees something like
> it and freaks out, thinking the computer is locked up or whatever.  They
> don't realize they can just hit the Enter key and get a fresh login
> prompt, and all is fine.

I have too many installations to keep track of which exhibit this nuisance or not,
but I'm guessing most if not all Buster and Bullseye do it, and maybe even Stretch
& Jessie, which I'm rarely booting any more.
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how to remove GUI "Michael Morgan" <michaelmorgan937@gmail.com> - 2020-09-11 06:40 +0200
  Re: how to remove GUI Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-09-11 08:40 +0200
    Re: how to remove GUI Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-09-11 08:40 +0200
  Re: how to remove GUI Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-09-11 10:10 +0200
  Re: how to remove GUI Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-09-11 14:00 +0200
    Re: how to remove GUI Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2020-09-11 15:10 +0200
      Re: how to remove GUI Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-11 16:40 +0200
        Re: how to remove GUI David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-11 17:40 +0200
          Re: how to remove GUI Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-11 17:50 +0200
            Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2020-09-11 21:20 +0200
              Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-12 04:10 +0200
              Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2020-09-12 13:50 +0200
                Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-14 04:20 +0200
                Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-14 14:00 +0200
                Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2020-09-21 04:20 +0200
                Re: spurious CR/LF on tty (was: how to remove GUI) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-21 16:40 +0200
          Re: how to remove GUI Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-09-12 11:50 +0200
  Re: how to remove GUI Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-11 14:00 +0200
    Re: how to remove GUI rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-09-11 14:40 +0200

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