Re: Ctrl-Alt-Fx won't switch between virtual consoles after Sarge->Etch

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Dave Ewart wrote:
> I recently upgraded this desktop from Sarge to Etch and pretty-much
> everything has worked as well as before, or better, which is great.
>
> However, I find that I can no longer switch between virtual consoles
> using Ctrl-Alt-F1, Ctrl-Alt-F2 etc.
>
> The 'getty's appear to be running OK, but I can't switch to them.
>
> $ ps ax|grep getty
>  3911 tty1     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
>  3912 tty2     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
>  3913 tty3     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
>  3914 tty4     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
>  3915 tty5     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
>  3916 tty6     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> 14354 pts/3    S+     0:00 grep getty
>
> I don't even know where to start on this one: any ideas, people?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
>   
I'd start by seeing if a Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills X.

I might also look for a tool to verify that the Ctrl, Alt, and Fx keys 
are producing the correct keycodes. It may be that your keymapping is 
just ever so slightly off.

--
Kent