Re: [SLUG] Can't switch out of X

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Wed Aug 17 2005 - 00:38:58 EDT


On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 11:04:58PM -0400, Eric Jahn wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-08-16 at 22:39 -0400, Ron Youvan wrote:
> > > Anyone ever heard of being unable to hit Ctrl-Alt-Fn to switch to a
> > > console out of X? If so, what was the problem/fix?
> >
> > I don't know, but I wonder if the problem would survive killing
> > the X server (with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace) then testing Ctrl-Alt-Fn.
> > (if the new X server doesn't automatically rebuild a startx command
> > will have to be entered)
>
> If you have an X server running on any getty, then Ctrl-Alt-Fn should
> work to move between any gettys, right? But, if you kill X, then Alt-Fn
> is all that works for switching between gettys. This is how it works
> for me in Debian Sarge. -Eric Jahn

No, Ctrl-Alt-Fn will work going from getty to getty. I'm running sarge,
and just tested it. Of course, it's one extra unnecessary finger
involved. ;-}

-- 
Paul M. Foster
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