[ACPI] Can't switch consoles after cat /proc/acpi/battery ....

[Prashant A. <pa...@co...>]

Hi,
	I'm running a acpi 20020308 patched 2.4.17 kernel on a compaq 1721 laptop. 
If I do cat /proc/acpi/battery/CMB0/info or state , I can't switch consoles 
using ctl+alt+Fn . Under X doing so in a console causes me to loose all 
keyboard control.
	Doing a cat /proc/acpi/anything else doesn't seem to cause any problem and I 
can get my thermal info without any trouble for instance. 
	Could somebody give me some clue. 

Regards,
Prashant Alves