Thierry Chatelet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thursday 24 January 2008 12:00, Samuel Bächler wrote: > > > Number one : I'm using Debian lenny repository. My desktop is gnome & > > > my desktop manager is gdm. When i don't X server, it means i work > > > with just console, i can switch to other consoles(with > > > CTRL+ALT+F1...F7) But when i start gdm it means my X is up, i can't > > > switch to other consoles. > > > > By default [1] things work like this: > > > > * If you are on X you can switch to say tty1 by pressing "CTRL+ALT+F1". > > * If you are on tty1 you can switch to tty2 by pressing "ALT+F2". > > * If you are on tty2 you can switch back to X by pressing "ALT+F7". > > > > I am stating this because your description was not clear enough for me. So, > > doesn't it work like this on your computer? > > Not on mine: CTRL-ALt Fx switches to Fx console regardeless from where you > start.
>From X: CTRL-ALT-F1 takes you to console. From there: ALT-F7 takes you back to X. Yes? At console, you can cycle through consoles with ALT-Fx, F7 == X. Yes? -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me.
