On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:21:35 -0500
Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jason Guidry wrote:
> > type Ctrl-Alt-Fx where x is a number 1-6.  this will bring you to one of the 6 
>text only cosoles.  hit Ctrl-Alt-F9 to get back to X.
> 
> Jason (or anybody else),
> 
> Does that work for you in Mandrake 8.1?  Curious because it does not for

yup.  works great.

> 
> When I do press <ctrl><alt>1 (thru 6), the screen blanks momentarily,
> then whatever was displayed on the X window appears, but as a dead
> screen -- mouse won't move, can't type.  If I then press <ctrl><alt>7, I
> get back to the real X window (with a working mouse and keyboard).

the only funky behaviour I have found is that I must use the ctrl and alt on the left 
side of my keyboard, the right side does nothing... but this could be as a result of 
me switching out keyboards to a wireless logitech.

why don't you send some of your hardware info and let us hava look

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