qemu-kvm: qns regarding network and usb keyboard setup

[Bill Davidsen]

Kevin Kofler wrote:
> suvayu ali wrote:
>> Neither can I go to a virtual terminal using Ctrl+Alt+<Fn key>. everytime
>> I press Ctrl+Alt it releases the keyboard input and I am back in the host.
> 
> Even if the grab wasn't released by Ctrl+Alt, the key would still be
> intercepted by the host. This happens at X11 level, so the key doesn't even
> reach applications such as QEMU-KVM.
> 
I have no idea what you mean here, sequences such as Cntl-Alt-2 (control 
console) certainly do reach QEMU and bring the expected response. That they go 
through the driver, kernel, X11, and for all I know Paris is detail, the point 
is that these sequences do pass through unless some higher level acts on them.

To the O.P.: sure, the secret is the Alt-Cntl-2 escape which takes you to the 
QEMU monitor. There you can send what you want (type help) which is
   sendkey Cntl-Alt-f2
to change to a non-X terminal.

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