[email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > > I got a strange problem: > >From X11 I can switch to text console via CTRL-ALT-F(x). > >From the text console I can switch to other text console > via ALT-F(x). > > But once touching the console, where X11 should still be > running and which is now occupied by the deep dark unholy > "nothing" ;) I got trapped -- no way out and a bindly > keyed login followed by a reboot has nothing as result. > > My /etc/inittab looks like: > > # new-style single-user > su0:S:wait:/sbin/rc single > su1:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin > > # TERMINALS > c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux > c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux > c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux > c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux > c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux > c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux > > # SERIAL CONSOLES > #s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100 > #s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100 > > # What to do at the "Three Finger Salute". > ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -r now > > # Used by /etc/init.d/xdm to control DM startup. > # Read the comments in /etc/init.d/xdm for more > # info. Do NOT remove, as this will start nothing > # extra at boot if /etc/init.d/xdm is not added > # to the "default" runlevel. > x:a:once:/etc/X11/startDM.sh > > <unrelated stuff removed> > > >From searching the web I found questions, from people, which > cannot switch to anything from X11...but I can. > That is another problem. > And a lot question are regarding the correct key-combo. > > This has worked for years and didn't changed anything from > which I think it could be related. > > How can I fix this? > > Thank you very much in advance for any help! > Best regards, > mcc > >
I ran into something like this a while back. I see other replies but didn't see where anyone posted what I figured out. Usually, it's ctrl-alt-F7 to get back but for some odd reason, mine ended up on F8. Later on, maybe after a reboot or something, it was back on F7 like it should be but for a while there, it was on F8. Based on other replies, you may have a different issue but thought it worth a mention. Just in case it would help. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
