Re: [gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[ionut cucu]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:28:29 -0600
"Conway S. Smith" <beolach@××××××××.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:27:20 -0700
> "Andrey Falko" <ma3oxuct@×××××.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM, ionut cucu <cuciferus@×××××.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi list!
> > > For some time now (I seem to recall this not working a few weeks
> > > back ) I can't seem to be able to switch back to console from X
> > > with Ctr+Alt+Fn. Xev sees Ctr+Alt+Fn keycode as Fn keycode(don't
> > > know if this is expected behaivor or not). I can't the console to
> > > work neither from kde-svn nor from fluxbox. I have not defined no
> > > particular keyboard layout, I'm just using the default one. I
> > > have defined some key mappings for other keys, none of them
> > > involves F keys, and the behaivor is the same weather I use the
> > > mappings or not. Could you perhaps give me a hand with this?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > When you press CTRL+ALT+F1 for instance, do you get a black screen?
Nope nothing
> > Or do you remain in the fluxbox/kde X session? There is no freeze up
> > either right?
Nope
 I don't know how much it will help, but can you post
> > all of the xorg files you edited?
Just xorg.conf....long long time ago
 Maybe someone will spot something
> > unusual...
Hopefully, I've just attched it.

>
> Specifically, look for a:
> 	Option "DontVTSwitch"  "true"
> line in xorg.conf, and if it's there remove it or change it to
> false.
Nope not there
>> Another option to look for in xorg.conf is
> "HandleSpecialKeys". Also check your Xorg.log files (maybe after
> increasing logging verbosity) for anything relevant, like XKEYBOARD
> extension errors.

>
> Good luck,
> Conway S. Smith
>
Sorry for the delay