On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:27:24 -0400, Paul Gallaway wrote: >> I find myself wondering if there's some setting (about the availability >> of ctrl-alt-F1) that has a different default value, and I have to find >> it and change it. > You didn't say but did you try another TTY? ctrl+alt+F2 through F4 > (maybe up to F6?). I seem to remember doing that, but I'm not sure. I'll try it again next time I have access to that machine. -- hendrik