Cannot switch to VT (console)

["Michal R. Hoffmann" <misiek_spam@o2.pl>]

Hi,

Recently I tried to switch to VT (console) and I couldn't - Ctrl+Alt+F1 
didn't work (and they used to couple of weeks ago). I don't even know 
where to look for the problem; xev detects KeyRelease XF86_Switch_VT_1 
event, /etc/inittab contain getty respawns.

Oh, when I tried chvt 1 it responded:
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

Debian sid, home-compiled kernel, GDM/Gnome, nvidia-glx

Any suggestions, please?
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Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann