Re: no virtual terminals after fresh etch install
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:45:09 -0500
Steve Kleene <skdeb@syrano.acb.uc.edu> wrote:
> On Monday 15 January 2007 19:01, I wrote:
> >> I just did my first Debian install on a new desktop using the
> >> testing- i386-netinst CD. ... I cannot bring up the usual
> >> virtual terminals 1-6 (e.g. CTRL-ALT-F1). If I try, nothing at
> >> all happens.
>
> On Mon Jan 15 13:15:38 2007, Andrei wrote:
>
> > What changes did you make to runlevel 3?
>
> Just one: I removed /etc/rc3.d/S21gdm. And I set initdefault to 3 in
> /etc/inittab.
>
> I forgot to mention that processes are running for tty[2-5], e.g.
>
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
Maybe it's a problem with your keymap and the system doesn't recognize
the ALT or the F1 key.
Regards,
Andrei
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