On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Douglas Alan wrote: > Ever since I upgraded to Red Hat 8.0, the virtual consoles have become > broken. They work when I first boot the computer, but after some amount > of time they stop working. I.e., if I type ctrl-alt-F1 or ctrl-alt-F2, > etc., all I get is a black screen. > > Since I usually run at run-level 3, this is particularly annoying. I > have to go to another computer and ssh to my computer in order to run > startx. > > Any idea what is going on and how I can fix it?
I always got VT's to work using "right-alt-f2" etc, I think the control keys may be screwing you up. Make sure you also have mingetty installed, and check your log files for references to mingetty, spawning, and tty's. -- \ \/ / _ |~\ _ In God We Trust. All Others Pay Cash. > < / \|\ /|+-< | | "The world is a comedy to those that think, / /\ \\_/| \/ ||__)|_| a tragedy to those who feel." - Horace Walpole -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
