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From: Meino.Cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The X11-trap: Once back on textconsole...and no one comes back ever...
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:29:06
Message-Id: 20160115142853.GA4859@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] The X11-trap: Once back on textconsole...and no one comes back ever... by Philip Webb
1 Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> [16-01-15 15:16]:
2 > 160115 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > > I got a strange problem:
4 > > From X11 I can switch to text console via CTRL-ALT-F(x).
5 > > From the text console I can switch to other text console via ALT-F(x).
6 > > But once touching the console, where X11 should still be running
7 > > and which is now occupied by the deep dark unholy "nothing" ;)
8 > > I got trapped -- no way out and a bindly keyed login
9 > > followed by a reboot has nothing as result.
10 >
11 > You don't mention it, so the first suggestion is to try Ctrl-Alt-F7 .
12 > That's what worked for me just now, when I tested it.
13 >
14 > --
15 > ========================,,============================================
16 > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb
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18 > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
19 >
20 >
21
22 Hi Philip,
23
24 sorry...yes...I tried that before...no chance...
25
26 Best regards,
27 Meino

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