Switching virtual terminals
Jim Dever
jdever at triad.rr.com
Sat Jun 7 07:29:12 UTC 2008
g wrote:
>
>
> Jim Dever wrote:
>> Tim wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 05:11 -0400, Jim Dever wrote:
>>>> I just tried it again to make sure. From an X session CTRL+ALT+Fn
>>>> works but from a text console Alt-Fn does nothing. It's remains at
>>>> the same tty I was at when I issued the CTRL+ALT+Fn from X. Any
>
> you are saying 'from an x session', then 'from a text console' and
> 'same tty'.
>
> so, 'from an x session to a text console, aka, virtual console,
> staying in same tty, aka, same virtual console'.
>
> correct?
Let me try and explain better. From X: Alt-CTRL-F1 takes me to a
virtual console (tty1). From X: Alt-CTRL-F2 takes me to a virtual
console (tty2). But once I'm at a text, virtual console Alt-F1 or
Alt-F2 or Alt-F3.... don't do anything. I remain at the terminal where
I came out of X. And I can't get back into X either. I'm stumped.
>
>>> I am back on Fedora 9, now, and both ALT+Fn and CTRL+ALT+Fn are working
>>> for me, so the problem is probably specific to your setup.
>
> for me with f8, saa.
>
>> It's definitely a straight plain vanilla installation.
>
> as in what type keyboard? 102 -> 110 key? special music / power, etc?
> din, pc, usb port?
Machine is about a 7 year old Dell with a 110 key PC keyboard. It's not
USB or wireless or anything like that.
--
Jim
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