Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 12:27:23 -0700 (MST) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@ix.netcom.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: screen vs X11 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970309122636.12417F-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <32FE237D.24A0@ix.netcom.com>
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Try ctrl-alt-F1 to switch from X to virtual console 1. On Sun, 9 Feb 1997, 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? >
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