Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:20:08 +1100 (EST) From: Iain Templeton <iain@research.canon.com.au> To: "Youngman, Neil" <Neil_Youngman@NAI.com> Cc: "'doc@freebsd.org'" <doc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD FAQ - Incorrect answer Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010271013371.5175-100000@elph.research.canon.com.au> In-Reply-To: <C07DA1368274D3119DFC009027AA5B210176DC59@AYL-EXCHANGE1>
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Youngman, Neil wrote: Well, I don't recall seeing another answer so... > The answer to the question "Q: How do I access the virtual consoles from X?" > is incorrect, at least misleading, for FreeBSD 3.4 > > It says "you may use only the Alt- function key to switch to another virtual > terminal or back to X Window. You do not need to also press the Ctrl key." > > I read that as meaning that to get back to an X session on virtual console 1 > I just need to use Alt-F1. That does not work. Alt-F1 just gives me the > underlying text console with messages from the X session. To get the X > session itself back I have to use Ctrl-Alt-F9! > Well, the reason for that is that although you started the X session from console 1 (via startx or whatever), the X session really runs on the first unused virtual console, which in your case was console 9. Whilst it doesn't quite say it, the previous FAQ entry implies that X doesn't run on the virtual console that you start it from. Maybe this needs to be stated explicitly. If I get bored I might run up a patch for this perhaps. You also didn't need to press Ctrl in this case. Iain To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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