On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:23:52AM +0100, Michal R. Hoffmann wrote: > 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 > > Debian sid, home-compiled kernel, GDM/Gnome, nvidia-glx > > Any suggestions, please?
Other than configuration suggestions for X provided by others, here is a simple command line command to switch VT. # chvt 1 See more in latest debian-reference-en package or at: http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch02.en.html#virtualconsoles Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
