Hints for newbie (was: Volari-XP Display Driver)

John Morfit (VA/NQL) john.morfit at ericsson.com
Wed Mar 30 15:50:20 UTC 2005


> A hint:  While looking at the GUI screen, "CTRL-ALT-F1" through
> "CTRL-ALT-F6" will get you to a standard text mode command line login.
> There are six of them and then correspond to the six virtual consoles.
> Also, while looking at the GUI screen, a "CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE" will
> restart the X system and return you to the GUI login.
> 
> When in one of the text-mode screens, holding down ALT and pressing F1
> through F6 will switch you between the virtual consoles.  And 
> since the
> GUI runs on virtual console 7, "ALT-F7" will return you to the GUI.
> Neat, eh?  Now you know more than you ever wanted to.
> 

Rick,
Damn fine! As they say downunda, goodonya mate!

Apparently, I can replace the video with an ATI or Nvidia. Just got to spend the $$.

/John




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