On 22 Jul 2008, Gabriel Parrondo wrote: > El mié, 23-07-2008 a las 00:23 +0100, Michal R. Hoffmann escribió: > > Hi, > > > > Recently I tried to switch to VT (console) and I couldn't - Ctrl+Alt+F1 > > didn't work (and they used to couple of weeks ago). I don't even know > > where to look for the problem; xev detects KeyRelease XF86_Switch_VT_1 > > event, /etc/inittab contain getty respawns. > > > > Oh, when I tried chvt 1 it responded: > > Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console > > > Did you try as root? > > > > > Debian sid, home-compiled kernel, GDM/Gnome, nvidia-glx > > If your graphics card is supported, you should try with nv. > > [...] >
I haven't been able to use ctrl-alt-F1 for well over a year. I didn't know about chvt; it does work as root for me. Useful. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]