I discovered that Ctrl-Fn-Alt and function key is what needs to be pressed to change tty. Sorry for the trouble.
On May 15, 2022 4:07:08 PM EDT, "Scott C. MacCallum" <s...@sdf.org> wrote: >I'm sorry, it's a Dell Inc. Inspiron 1440. I have a Fn key but not a Fn lock. >I have a decrease brightness key, which is shared with F4, and an increase >brightness key, that's shared with F5. I'm able to adjust the brightness of >the screen with these two keys without involving the Fn key. This is strange >to me, as the laptops that I've used in the past required the Fn key to be >pressed in combination with a F key, or as you stated, a function lock for >brightness adjustment. > >On May 15, 2022 3:25:37 PM EDT, guent...@openbsd.org wrote: >>On Sun, 15 May 2022, Scott C. MacCallum wrote: >>> After booting a newly installed 7.1 amd64 release, I tried changing my >>> tty using the Ctrl-Alt keys, and observed the following strange behavior >>> after root and non-root login. >>... >>> 4. When I hold down the Ctrl-Alt keys and press the F4 key, my tty is >>> not changed and the screens light dims slightly. >>> >>> 5. When I hold down the Ctrl-Alt keys and press the F5 key, my tty is >>> not changed and the screens light increases slightly. >> >>Hmm, you don't say what the laptop is, but this sounds kinda like one of >>my laptops where F5 and F6 have the brightness - and + markings, so if >>the "function lock" isn't activated I get those behaviors instead of the >>F5/F6 keys. >> >>Does your F4 have the brightness- marking? Is there some sort of >>"function lock" in the keyboard that selects whether to do F4 or >>brightness-? >> >> >>Philip Guenther >> >
