Re: virtual text consoles gone

["Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net>]

* Steve Kemp <skx@debian.org> [080402 10:42]:
> On Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 10:26:02 -0400, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> 
> > On my AMD64 etch system, cntl-alt-F1 has stopped giving me a text 
> > console a month or two ago.  Now I haven't been doing anything much to 
> > it excpet for regular upgrades, and the installation of an ocasional new 
> > Debian package.  Anyone have any ideas where to start looking?

Check the keyboard options in gnome (system -> preferences -> gnome).
The option and command keys may be swapped.

RLH