On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 08:15 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 08 June 2008 05:09:44 Ric Moore wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 14:09 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Saturday 07 June 2008 08:29:12 Jim Dever wrote: > > > > g wrote: > > > > > Jim Dever wrote: > > > > >> Tim wrote: > > > > >>> On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 05:11 -0400, Jim Dever wrote: > > > > >>>> I just tried it again to make sure. From an X session CTRL+ALT+Fn > > > > >>>> works but from a text console Alt-Fn does nothing. It's remains > > > > >>>> at the same tty I was at when I issued the CTRL+ALT+Fn from X. > > > > >>>> Any > > > > > > > > > > you are saying 'from an x session', then 'from a text console' and > > > > > 'same tty'. > > > > > > > > > > so, 'from an x session to a text console, aka, virtual console, > > > > > staying in same tty, aka, same virtual console'. > > > > > > > > > > correct? > > > > > > > > Let me try and explain better. From X: Alt-CTRL-F1 takes me to a > > > > virtual console (tty1). From X: Alt-CTRL-F2 takes me to a virtual > > > > console (tty2). But once I'm at a text, virtual console Alt-F1 or > > > > Alt-F2 or Alt-F3.... don't do anything. I remain at the terminal > > > > where I came out of X. And I can't get back into X either. I'm > > > > stumped. > > > > > > > > >>> I am back on Fedora 9, now, and both ALT+Fn and CTRL+ALT+Fn are > > > > >>> working for me, so the problem is probably specific to your setup. > > > > > > > > > > for me with f8, saa. > > > > > > > > > >> It's definitely a straight plain vanilla installation. > > > > > > > > > > as in what type keyboard? 102 -> 110 key? special music / power, etc? > > > > > din, pc, usb port? > > > > > > > > Machine is about a 7 year old Dell with a 110 key PC keyboard. It's > > > > not USB or wireless or anything like that. > > > > > > FWIW my ~6-year-old Packard Bell laptop has the same problem. The only > > > wayout I can find is to shut down. > > > > You can't ctrl-alt F7 to get back to X?? Ric > > > Correct. Ctrl-alt plus some Fx do nothing. One, I think it's F5, changes the > screen resolution. F7 does nothing. At this point the only way out is to > shut down - it won't even reboot. If you have any apps open they crash on > the way out. Wow, it must be in the way the key combination works out in the resultant ASCII code. I wonder if you switched your keyboard setting to US instead of "Hail the Queen" if that would set ctrl-alt-F7 to rights, as well as your other keys?? It's a thought. When trouble shooting with a shotgun, you gotta hit something! Ric -- ---------------------------------------------------- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar https://oar.dev.java.net/ Verizon Cell # 336-254-1339 ----------------------------------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
