Try the Ctrl Alt F1-F7 using the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard.
Otherwise you can check your setup.
Cheers
-- Al
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello. I have one of those windows type keyboards. Under ML 7.2, all I have
> to do is to hit that little 'windows' button on either side of the spacebar
> to swing through the consoles. Works that way on both my installed systems.
>
> Scott_G
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] can't switch consoles, why?
>
>
> > When you're NOT running X, I think switching consoles is simply Alt F1-F7,
> > without the Ctrl key. When you ARE running X, then you need to add the
> Ctrl
> > key. At least, that's how it works on my system (7.2), and I haven't made
> > any changes.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 07:47 PM 01/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >I'm new to mandrake distrib but not to FreeBSD and Redhat. One thing I
> > >haven't been able to figure out in Mandrake 7.2 is why can't I switch
> > >consoles using the norml ctrl alt f1-f7? I'm not in xwindows when
> > >attemtping to do this...
> > >
> > >When I try nothing happens...I don't know where this is setup, so I don't
> > >know how to troubleshoot it...
> > >
> > >I've done multiple installs (for various reasons) and it's always the
> same..
> > >
> > >can anyone help?
> > >
> > >thanks in advance :)
> > >Ty
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Dave Sherman
> > SoftServ Business Systems, Inc.
> >
> > "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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