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On 05/06 03:15, Mick wrote: |
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> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 14:28:41 BST Philip Webb wrote: |
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> > What has always worked is Control-Alt-F7 , if you started from TTY1 ; |
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> > IIRC if you start with TTY2, then 'startx', you come back via C-A-F8 etc. |
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> > Perhaps you could test that & report back. |
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> From a console in Gentoo you should be able to switch to your primary xsession |
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> with: |
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> Alt+F7 |
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> Other distros may use Alt+F5. |
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> > > 1) For debugging purposes I would like to get a fully working switch |
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> > > between the Linux console and X11 back and forth. |
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> > > 2) If that is not possible see below. But! |
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> > > If I was accidentally thrown to the Linux console |
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> > > by my own eloborated usage of the keyboard (hrrrrmmmm) |
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> > > I am able to do the following: |
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> > > Login as myself (console login) and do another startx. |
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> > > This will start a new X11 session. |
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> > > Is it possible somehow to "take over" the original X11 session, |
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> > > which is still running in the background |
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> > > to cleanly ending the tasks running and waiting for my input? |
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> > I suspect there is a way to do that, but I don't know how. |
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> From the console use Alt+F7. |
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> From within the secondary xsession use Ctrl+Alt+F7. |
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> Alt+F8/Ctrl+Alt+F8 should take you back to your secondary xsession. |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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Hi, |
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oh YEAH! |
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This little thread is becoming a life-saver for me! :) |
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Mu remembrance of ALT-something-F12 may be from times one |
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has to configure X11 by hand (timings etc...you know...or not, |
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if you are younger/luckier). |
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Ok...what works here is: |
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One X11-session |
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From X11: |
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CTRL-ALT-F1: Console 1 |
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CTRL-ALT-F<n>: Console <n> (n:1...6) |
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From the console, opened that way: |
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ALT-F<n>: Console <n> (n:1...6) |
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ALT-F7: Back to X11 |
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Now with two X11-sessions: |
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Firstly: |
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CTRL-ALT-F1: Console 1 |
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ALT-F2: Console 2, login as user and startx (start X) |
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ALT-F2: Console 2, login as user and startx (start X) |
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which starts a new X11-session, which is than bound to ALT-F8 from the |
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console and CTRL-ALT from the previous X11 session. |
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Interesting: |
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If an application is running, which is able to interpret |
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ALT-something-keystrokes as shortcuts - this comes first! |
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X11 gives the applications priority. |
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At least with my configuration (devilspie and openbox). |
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A big thank yu to all who have answered my question :) |
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Great help! |
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Cheers |
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Meino |
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