On 2019-10-01 21:32 +1000, David wrote:
> On buster, if I run 'virt-install' with debian-installer with
> preseed arguments including
> --graphics none
> --extra-args "auto=true priority=critical console=ttyS0 ..."
>
> to specify a text console KVM install then it all works nicely.
>
> The GUI is LXDE, the terminal emulator is lxterminal.
>
> Here's a screenshot (your viewing is not required, merely optional):
> https://imgur.com/a/WGDdniX
>
> We see there, the top line of the text console has text like this:
> (1*installer) 2 shell 3 shell 4- log
> to indicate that tty1 is being shown, and that tty2,tty3,tty4 are
> available.
>
> tty4 is valuable because it contains log information.
>
> My question is:
> What keystroke do I use to switch between tty1 and tty4?
>
> I tried alt+F4 but that closes the lxterminal process window on the host.
> I tried ctrl+alt+F4 but that takes me to tty4 on the host, not in the VM.
With Alt+Left/Alt+Right you can cycle through the virtual consoles.
Cheers,
Sven
