On Wednesday 02 September 2009 02:03:30 Alex Schuster wrote: > Maxim Wexler writes: > > If, after running startx, I move to another terminal using > > ctr+alt+(f1-f6,f12), when I return to the X window, ctrl+alt+f7, I see > > nothing but a blank terminal, not even a cursor. I have to navigate to > > wherever I started X, hit ctrl-c and run startx again. > > This may be a stupid idea, but did you try Ctrl-Alt-F8?
Not at all stupid, it's actually a very good tip :-) I've seen gnome do similar stupid things when switching back to X from a virt term -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
