On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Tim Bell wrote: > I've configured my machine to boot into xdm. When confronted with the > xdm login screen, how can I get to a text virtual console? > > I've had some success with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, followed shortly > aftewards by Alt-F?, but this doesn't always work, and the last time > I tried it I managed to hang the machine. > > There must be a proper way to do this... only I can't find it.
Please try Ctrl-Alt-F1 from the xdm login screen (or from a running xsession). Of course, you can normally use F1 through F5. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
