vmware + ubuntu

[Peter Garrett]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:08:56 -0400
"Guillermo Garron" <guillermo.fedora at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is your problem, number 2, I have also VMware installed on
> Ubuntu, and Fedora, and other Distros on this VMware and also could
> not ever be able to switch to tty1.

As per my previous post in answer to the OP - try

sudo chvt 1  ( or 2 etc)

sudo chvt 7   gets you back again - but you can also return to X with

alt-F7  from the tty  ( just not ctrl-alt-FN - because of the "grab" and
"release" keys for vmware. )

Peter