Re: The system hangs up when I press ctrl+alt+f1

[Jhair Tocancipa Triana <jhair.tocancipa@gmail.com>]

Michael Pobega writes:

> myusernet wrote:
>> I want to kill X, so I press the combination but the system hangs up,
>> half of the screen was the desktop and the other one is totally black.
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> Are you sure you're pressing the right key combination? The correct
> combination is Ctrl-Alt-F*, not Alt-F*.

Yes the default right combination is Ctrl-Alt-F*. No key combination
should trigger the behaviour described by the OP though.

FWIW it may be a problem with his video card driver. The OP should
check the system logs for clues first (or try another driver).

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--Jhair