>From X, that's CTRL+ALT+Fx, and from a virtual terminal it's just ALT+Fx.
Just hitting the function keys alone won't do it. In some window managers, F1
takes you to virtual desktop 1, and so forth.
Glen
On Sunday 26 May 2002 09:23 pm, you wrote:
> You wrote:
>
> For future reference, be careful before you assume that Linux is locked
> up. It may well be that you can go out to a console (not X Window) and
> shut down the machine in an orderly fashion. It can also be that Linux
> is thinking deeply about something and needs time to complete the
> thought before it continues on.
>
>
> Message:
>
> I did try and go to a console. I know that when you push F1 or F5 it drops
> you to a black screen and a prompt. I did do that and the computer did
> nothing. I did wait a few minutes to be sure that it was lock. Well,
> maybe I didn't wait long enough.
>
> William
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