Switching virtual terminals

[Jim Dever]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 14:09 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
>> On Saturday 07 June 2008 08:29:12 Jim Dever wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>> FWIW my ~6-year-old Packard Bell laptop has the same problem.  The only wayout 
>> I can find is to shut down.
> 
> You can't ctrl-alt F7 to get back to X?? Ric
> 

I can't either.  Alt-Fx and ctrl-alt-Fx do nothing.


-- 
Jim