Re: tlug: monkey at the keyboard

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Michael Casinghino wrote:

> I recently typed Ctrl-Alt-F2 during an X session, and "bikkuri!" I was
> taken to virtual terminal 2--in text mode.  The problem was that I when I
> hit Alt-F1 I was brought to the text virtual terminal 1 where I had to hit
> Ctrl-C to stop the server and then startx again.  I have two questions: 
> 
> 1) Is it XFree86 or fvwm2 that is making this switch?

XFree86

> 2) Can I get back to my X session (already in progress)?

CTRL-ALT-F7 (sometimes F8 if you're using xdm, but not always...)

> 
> Now, back to writing.  I want to finish Act II of MacBeth before the
> next banana break...
> 
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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