Re: Cannot switch to VT (console)

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

On 23/07/08 14:38, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
> Michal R. Hoffmann wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Check your xorg.conf and see if the DontVTSwitch option is present. 
No, it's not.

> Also, it could be some problem with your XkbModel setting, like pc105 
> instead of pc104.
Hmmm, that's possible - I have that Microsoft ergonomical USB keyboard, 
connected via Avocent KVM. But it worked previously... And xev detects 
the XF86_Switch_VT_1 event so it seems to be OK.

> > Oh, when I tried chvt 1 it responded:
> > Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
> Did you try that as root?
Just tried and it worked; so maybe this is some access rights issue then?


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Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann