What if the user accidentally presses one of Ctrl+Alt+F8 - F12? No getty is running there, still the same message would be equally desired. I think this shouldn't be getty's task, but a one-time boot script should send this message to the first 12 (or all the 63) vts.
Re the proposed text in comment 4: IMHO it's reasonable to assume that a user doesn't know anything about text mode consoles and the switching keys, but we shouldn't assume it's the first time the user sees a computer in their life. "hold down Alt while pressing F7" should be simply "press Alt+F7". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884434 Title: Getty: Provide text for users who accidentally hit ctrl+alt+f1 to guide them to hit ctrl+alt+f7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/884434/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
