At Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:35:41 +0100, Shan Mignot wrote: > > Hi, > > For some time now I have not been able to switch to other ttys. Pressing > Ctrl-Alt-F1 ... F6 simply does not result in anything. I've seen somewhere > that > it may be related to the console-tools, console-data and console-common > packages > but I have no idea how. Looking at my /etc/inittab, I don't see any reason why > switching should not work and beside, if I kill gdm then several ttys exist > and > I can switch between them as of old. >
Try as a start to do "chvt 1" and see if that switches (just to make sure it works). Its also possible to disable that behavier in XF86Config-4, could it be that you disabled it? > Any Idea ? > > Shan > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > # /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration. > # $Id: inittab,v 1.8 1998/05/10 10:37:50 miquels Exp $ > > # The default runlevel. > id:2:initdefault: > > # Boot-time system configuration/initialization script. > # This is run first except when booting in emergency (-b) mode. > si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS > > # What to do in single-user mode. > ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin > > # /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change > # of runlevel. > # > # Runlevel 0 is halt. > # Runlevel 1 is single-user. > # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. > # Runlevel 6 is reboot. > > l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0 > l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1 > l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2 > l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3 > l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4 > l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5 > l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6 > # Normally not reached, but fallthrough in case of emergency. > z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin > > # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed. > #ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now > > # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow). > kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this > work." > > # What to do when the power fails/returns. > pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start > pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now > po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop > > # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. > # > # The "id" field MUST be the same as the last > # characters of the device (after "tty"). > # > # Format: > # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > # > #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 > #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 > > # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. > # > #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]