[gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[ionut cucu]

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?

Re: [gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[Andrey Falko]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM, ionut cucu <cuciferus@gmail.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? Or
do you remain in the fluxbox/kde X session? There is no freeze up
either right? I don't know how much it will help, but can you post all
of the xorg files you edited? Maybe someone will spot something
unusual...

Re: [gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[Conway S. Smith]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:27:20 -0700
"Andrey Falko" <ma3oxuct@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM, ionut cucu <cuciferus@gmail.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?
> Or do you remain in the fluxbox/kde X session? There is no freeze up
> either right? I don't know how much it will help, but can you post
> all of the xorg files you edited? Maybe someone will spot something
> unusual...
> 

Specifically, look for a:
	Option "DontVTSwitch"  "true"
line in xorg.conf, and if it's there remove it or change it to
false.  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

Re: [gentoo-user] Switching back to console

[ionut cucu]

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

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:27:20 -0700
> "Andrey Falko" <ma3oxuct@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM, ionut cucu <cuciferus@gmail.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

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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder26)  Fri Jan 11 14:26:48 PST 2008


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
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Section "Files"
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    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
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    Load           "glx"
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    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "freetype"
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Section "InputDevice"
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Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
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Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option "NvAGP" "1"
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Section "Screen"
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