Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:31:30 +1000 From: Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au> To: tomdean@ix.netcom.com Cc: questions freebsd <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: screen vs X11 Message-ID: <32FE4232.143@shoal.net.au> References: <32FE237D.24A0@ix.netcom.com>
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Thomas D. Dean wrote: > > I believe that in 1.1.5, using X11R6, I could access the virtual > screens with alt-F1...F6, corresponding to ttvy0 thru ttyv5. > ttyv6 was "off: and ttyv7 was an xterm. From within X11, I could > press alt-Fx and access that virtual screen. Pressing alt-F7 > returned me to X11. > > Now, with 2.1.5, I cannot access the virtual consoles from within > X11. I believe the setup is the same as before. If I do not start > xdm, I can access the virtual consoles. But, pressing alt-F1 thru F3 > produces nothing. Pressing alt-F4 thru alt-F6 produces a beep and. > prints a 4~ thru 7~ on the screen. I note that 6~ is skipped, as > ttyv6 is "off", so, alt-F6 produces 7~ and alt-F7 produces 8~. > > Is this possible in 2.1.5 or, more likely, What am I missing? when you're in X11 use <control>-<alt>-<f1> or f2 or f3 to get to the virtual consoles, <alt>-<f4> will get you back to X Andrew Perry andrew@shoal.net.au
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