From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 9 12:33:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA06236 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:33:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (root@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA06222 for ; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 12:32:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from grfpc1 (monty-port6.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.16]) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA26140; Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:31:50 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <32FE4232.143@shoal.net.au> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:31:30 +1000 From: Andrew Perry X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tomdean@ix.netcom.com CC: questions freebsd Subject: Re: screen vs X11 References: <32FE237D.24A0@ix.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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 -- or f2 or f3 to get to the virtual consoles, - will get you back to X Andrew Perry andrew@shoal.net.au