Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:35:03 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: The Ghost <the-ghost@inbox.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: virtual consoles on freebsd-7.0-release Message-ID: <20081104193503.8d0e639b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <E1KxAY3-000Kn4-00.the-ghost-inbox-ru@f54.mail.ru> References: <E1KxAY3-000Kn4-00.the-ghost-inbox-ru@f54.mail.ru>
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:17:35 +0300, The Ghost <the-ghost@inbox.ru> wrote: > Hello, > > > I migrated to freensd-7.0-release and noticed that I can't switch > to the virtual consoles by pressing Alt+Fx once I've started X ! > I guess the key combination has changed in the nre version of > Xorg implemented in FreeBSD 7.0, so I took a look at the online > handbook, but I haven't found anything about the new way to switch > to the virtual consoles... Could anyone please point me at what do I miss?.. Well, this hasn't something to do with FreeBSD 7. From my own experience, virtual console switching has always been the same since 4.0 with XFree86. When you're inside X, you need to add the Control key to the key combination, e. g. Ctrl-Alt-PF1. So you leave X (on its VT, usually PF9, see /etc/ttys) and get to the 1st virtual console. As long as you're in text mode, you can switch around with Alt+PF1 ... Alt+PF9 as you mentioned correctly. The functions of Alt+PF1 ... Alt+PF12 inside X depends on the window manager / desktop environment you're running, it can, for example, be used to switch virtual desktops. -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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