On 05/06 03:15, Mick wrote: > On Sunday, 6 May 2018 14:28:41 BST Philip Webb wrote: > > > What has always worked is Control-Alt-F7 , if you started from TTY1 ; > > IIRC if you start with TTY2, then 'startx', you come back via C-A-F8 etc. > > Perhaps you could test that & report back. > > From a console in Gentoo you should be able to switch to your primary > xsession > with: > > Alt+F7 > > Other distros may use Alt+F5. > > > > > 1) For debugging purposes I would like to get a fully working switch > > > between the Linux console and X11 back and forth. > > > 2) If that is not possible see below. But! > > > If I was accidentally thrown to the Linux console > > > by my own eloborated usage of the keyboard (hrrrrmmmm) > > > I am able to do the following: > > > Login as myself (console login) and do another startx. > > > This will start a new X11 session. > > > Is it possible somehow to "take over" the original X11 session, > > > which is still running in the background > > > to cleanly ending the tasks running and waiting for my input? > > > > I suspect there is a way to do that, but I don't know how. > > From the console use Alt+F7. > > From within the secondary xsession use Ctrl+Alt+F7. > > Alt+F8/Ctrl+Alt+F8 should take you back to your secondary xsession. > > -- > Regards, > Mick
Hi, oh YEAH! This little thread is becoming a life-saver for me! :) Mu remembrance of ALT-something-F12 may be from times one has to configure X11 by hand (timings etc...you know...or not, if you are younger/luckier). Ok...what works here is: One X11-session >From X11: CTRL-ALT-F1: Console 1 ... CTRL-ALT-F<n>: Console <n> (n:1...6) >From the console, opened that way: ALT-F<n>: Console <n> (n:1...6) ALT-F7: Back to X11 Now with two X11-sessions: Firstly: CTRL-ALT-F1: Console 1 ALT-F2: Console 2, login as user and startx (start X) ALT-F2: Console 2, login as user and startx (start X) which starts a new X11-session, which is than bound to ALT-F8 from the console and CTRL-ALT from the previous X11 session. Interesting: If an application is running, which is able to interpret ALT-something-keystrokes as shortcuts - this comes first! X11 gives the applications priority. At least with my configuration (devilspie and openbox). A big thank yu to all who have answered my question :) Great help! Cheers Meino
