Joel, Thanks for the help. I have the standard 6 character VT's, with X using the 7th, and all were correct, but I finallyr emembered a warning that was displayed during the configuration process about framebuffers. I decided to check my XF86Config-4 file and, sure enough, I found a line in the Device section setting UseFBDev to true. Just for the hell of it, I set it to false, and everything started working again.
Now, I guess I need to do a little research and find out what a framebuffer is! cmr PS This PC has a Radeon 7500QW video card and I'm using the ati driver. Joel Hammer wrote: > 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 -- 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
