Yah that was it, I'm used to always using the keys on the right, but the
ones on the left do work...weird. Thanks for the help all!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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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