How many virtual terminals did you have before you loaded up X? Here is what I have in inittab:
# The default runlevel. id:2:initdefault: # 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 Joel On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 04:44:19PM -0500, C M Reinehr wrote: > I'm in the process of installing Debian Sarge (testing) to a PC. I first > did a minimal, net install of Woody (stable). Then, I upgraded to Sarge. > Next, using `tasksel` I installed X windows. So far, so good. When I boot > to run level 2, the X server/client, and xdm start and I can log into an X > window session. BUT, I found that I no longer have any virtual terminals. > When I <ctl><alt>F[1-6] I get nothing. Even the LED on the front of the > LCD screen goes out. > > To experiment, I removed the S99xdm link from the /etc/rc2.d directory, so > that xdm would not automatically start and rebooted. This time, all of the > virtual terminals worked just fine. Then, I started xdm manually > (`/etc/init.d/xdm start`) and lo, the virtual terminals went away again. > (For what it's worth, all of the getty processes are still listed.) > > Does anyone have any idea what's going on, here? (I'm purposely building > up this system one step at a time to install only those applications that > I need, rather than installing everything plus the kitchen sink.) > > Thanks! > > cmr > -- > Registered Linux User #241964 > ---- > "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle > and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
