On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:54:39 -0500, Brian Ryans wrote: > Quoting Hendrik Boom on 2011-07-01 20:47: >> And I can't use cntl-alt-F1 to get a text console, because all I get is >> a blank black screen. Is gdm taking over the text consoles and >> disallowing them? How do I get my text consoles back so I can proceed >> with the rest of the upgrade? > > Try ctrl+alt+Fn, for n = 2..6. > > How many lines of the form > N:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 ttyN > > do you have in your /etc/inittab?
One has the 2345; the others all just hace 23 instead. Here's the complete set, in context: po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. # # The "id" field MUST be the same as the last # characters of the device (after "tty"). # # Format: # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> # # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System, # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run X. # 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) # #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. # #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 #-- daemontools-run begin SV:123456:respawn:/usr/bin/svscanboot #-- daemontools-run end -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/iummh1$des$1...@dough.gmane.org