Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-04-20 15:29:10, schrieb Amy Templeton: Since installing Debian (a while back), I'm unable to get back to a TTY after I invoke startx. Do you have a customited xmodmap? Under Woody it was: 8- keycode 67 = F1

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-21 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 12:56:33AM -0400, cga2000 wrote: I have no idea why chvt worked for me and alway seems to work under these circumstances .. and I do wish somebody knowledgeable explained the X - vt switch once and for all. After 5-6 years screwing around with computers .. I still

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-21 Thread cga2000
On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 12:54:33PM EDT, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 12:56:33AM -0400, cga2000 wrote: I have no idea why chvt worked for me and alway seems to work under these circumstances .. and I do wish somebody knowledgeable explained the X - vt switch once

Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
I probably should've put this in the last email I sent out, but it is kind of off-topic for that and it just occurred to me. Since installing Debian (a while back), I'm unable to get back to a TTY after I invoke startx. I occasionally post on the Debian User Forums under the name LadyDoor (not

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Bob McGowan
Amy Templeton wrote: I probably should've put this in the last email I sent out, but it is kind of off-topic for that and it just occurred to me. Since installing Debian (a while back), I'm unable to get back to a TTY after I invoke startx. --- I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#'

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can* switch from VT to VT with Alt-F#. since you don't explicitly state what you're trying, I'd

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 03:29:10PM -0400, Amy Templeton wrote: Since installing Debian (a while back), I'm unable to get back to a TTY after I invoke startx. I thought that maybe the problem was that my window manager of choice is stumpwm from CVS (which is great! The only problem is

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: there were some threads related to this a couple months ago, so you might review the archives. if that doesn't help, post up your xorg.conf Thanks; I'll do that. Amy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 04:03:29PM -0400, Amy Templeton wrote: Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can* switch from VT to VT with

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Door Templeton wrote: Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can* switch from VT to VT with Alt-F#. Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: I had

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 04:37:42PM -0400, Amy Templeton wrote: Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Door Templeton wrote: Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can*

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Amy Templeton wrote: Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can* switch from VT to VT with Alt-F#. So per a previous suggestion,

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread cga2000
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 03:29:10PM EDT, Amy Templeton wrote: I probably should've put this in the last email I sent out, but it is kind of off-topic for that and it just occurred to me. Since installing Debian (a while back), I'm unable to get back to a TTY after I invoke startx. I

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Amy Templeton
Amy Templeton wrote: This line, however, doesn't exist anywhere in my /etc/X11 directory, so as far as I can tell that isn't the problem. cga2000 wrote: So what's your point, exactly? I just wanted to skip the part where people suggested things I'd already tried. What's your video card?

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 05:36:21PM -0400, Amy Templeton wrote: Bob McGowan wrote: I presume you mean that using the 'Alt-Ctl-F#' keys fails to switch to a tty console Amy Templeton wrote: Yes, that's correct. Also note that before I start X (or after I exit it altogether), I *can*

Re: Oh, yeah: Unable to switch to TTY from X

2007-04-20 Thread cga2000
On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:20:36PM EDT, Amy Templeton wrote: Amy Templeton wrote: This line, however, doesn't exist anywhere in my /etc/X11 directory, so as far as I can tell that isn't the problem. cga2000 wrote: So what's your point, exactly? I just wanted to skip the part where