According to root: While burning my CPU.
>
> Linux-newbie question:
>
> I use the Alt-F[1-12] text terminal
> switching quite extensively. But when
> I am in X11, it does not understand
> the Alt key, it seems X11 intercepts the
> keyboard. My question is: "Is it possible
> to have X running _and_ switch to another
> login text terminal and by pressing, say,
> Alt-F2?" Of course, I can start X and
> login inside a new window, but that is
> not what I want to do. I want to have
> the Alt-F[1-12] feature control and "wrap"
> X instead of vice versa (which might
> be impossible?!).
>
You should be able to return to text consoles from X with ctrl-alt-F1 2 3 4
etc..
> //joe
>
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Regards Richard.
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