Re: Consoles inaccessible w/ Ctl-Alt-FN
Hello, thank you for the answers. From: Eric Hanchrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Etienne == Etienne Grossmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: # Etienne Hello, I can't access the linux consoles through # Etienne Ctl-Alt-F1 anymore. # Perhaps your window manager has re-mapped the keys, so that they key # that you *think* is Alt is really something else. # If you've got a Windows keyboard, try pressing Ctrl-Windows-F1. According to 'xev', my 'alt' is 'Alt_L', which I would say is ok. The left 'Windows' is 'Select' and the right one is 'Mode_switch'. Neither C-Left_Windows-F1 nor C-Right_Windows-F1 changes to console. I forgot to say that when I do C-M-F1, the terminal freezes : the mouse and keyboard have no apparent effect, except that C-M-F7 restores control over the terminal. I guess I'll try to install the usual gnome. The problem is that apt only sees the helix packages. I'll see if removing the 'extra' cd from the sources.list does the trick. Thanks again for the advice, Etienne
Re: Consoles inaccessible w/ Ctl-Alt-FN
Jumping in here with a longshot (especially considering I only got 3 hrs sleep last night - treat this advice accordingly) With the fact that it locks when doing C-M-F1 (and, I'm assuming, for any other F-key), I wonder if it's a problem with X switching to the framebuffer (if you're using a fb console...) I know mine takes about a 1/2 second to a second to resync to the console (Both running @ 1024x768, FB is vesa, X is 4.0.2 ati) While you're in the locked condition, is the terminal active (even though you can't see anything)? Try logging in blind and touching a file... C-M-F1 usernameenter passwordenter touch XYZZYenter ...then switching back to X (C-M-F7) and seeing if the file is there... If it is, it's obviously a conflict between X and whatever console you're using -- if it's a framebuffer, try using the normal one (vga=normal in lilo.conf) and see if that helps. If you're using the normal one...I dunno. If you DON'T start X (IE: you don't go through x/k/gdm) can you switch terminals? If not, I don't think it's GNOME...might start looking into the console-* packages to see if there's anything amiss. -b3 On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:01:34AM +0100, Etienne Grossmann wrote: According to 'xev', my 'alt' is 'Alt_L', which I would say is ok. The left 'Windows' is 'Select' and the right one is 'Mode_switch'. Neither C-Left_Windows-F1 nor C-Right_Windows-F1 changes to console. I forgot to say that when I do C-M-F1, the terminal freezes : the mouse and keyboard have no apparent effect, except that C-M-F7 restores control over the terminal. I guess I'll try to install the usual gnome. The problem is that apt only sees the helix packages. I'll see if removing the 'extra' cd from the sources.list does the trick.
Consoles inaccessible w/ Ctl-Alt-FN
Hello, I can't access the linux consoles through Ctl-Alt-F1 anymore. I'm running Potato 2.2r2, with Windowmaker and plenty of Ximian Gnome packages installed. These come from a debian non-free cd obtained at ftp.hu.debian.org. I can't recall if I ever was able to access linux consoles since I installed the Ximian packages. Do users of the vanilla Gnome packages still have access to the linux consoles? Thanks in advance for any advice, Etienne
Re: Consoles inaccessible w/ Ctl-Alt-FN
On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 07:41:25PM +0100, Etienne Grossmann wrote: I can't recall if I ever was able to access linux consoles since I installed the Ximian packages. Do users of the vanilla Gnome packages still have access to the linux consoles? Yes. -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki [EMAIL PROTECTED], GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D + + For my debian quick-reference, peek into: + + http://www.aokiconsulting.com/quick/ +
