Re: [gentoo-user] X11 recovery

[Mick]

On Sunday, 6 May 2018 14:28:41 BST Philip Webb wrote:

> What has always worked is  Control-Alt-F7 , if you started from TTY1 ;
> IIRC if you start with TTY2, then 'startx', you come back via  C-A-F8  etc.
> Perhaps you could test that & report back.

From a console in Gentoo you should be able to switch to your primary xsession 
with:

 Alt+F7

Other distros may use Alt+F5.


> > 1) For debugging purposes I would like to get a fully working switch
> > between the Linux console and X11 back and forth.
> > 2) If that is not possible see below.  But!
> > If I was accidentally thrown to the Linux console
> > by my own eloborated usage of the keyboard (hrrrrmmmm)
> > I am able to do the following:
> > Login as myself (console login) and do another startx.
> > This will start a new X11 session.
> > Is it possible somehow to "take over" the original X11 session,
> > which is still running in the background
> > to cleanly ending the tasks running and waiting for my input?
>
> I suspect there is a way to do that, but I don't know how.

From the console use Alt+F7.

From within the secondary xsession use Ctrl+Alt+F7.

Alt+F8/Ctrl+Alt+F8 should take you back to your secondary xsession.

-- 
Regards,
Mick