Virtual terminals

[Steve]

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:06:35 -0000, Steve <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>  
wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:51:05 -0000, Steve <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:50:07 -0000, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Alain Muls wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> How do I enable the virtual terminals (Ctrl-Alt-F1 etc) in Karmic. I
>>>> tried to look into the /etc/init/tty1.conf file, but I cannot  
>>>> determine
>>>> how they are started and nothing is available in the virtual consoles.
>>>>
>>>> Tx/Alain
>>>>
>>>>
>>> 	Your not going to a virtual terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F1. Your
>>> dropping from a normal display to one that is below that one.
>>> I now forget it's name but it is NOT a virtual terminal.
>>>
>>>
>> They ARE virtual terminals.
>>
>> It doesn’t work on one of my machines, which was an upgrade from jaunty  
>> and I’ve just installed GRUB2, I’m sure it used to work.  The machine  
>> with the clean install works though.
>>
> There is a bug report for this problem with nVidia
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-180/+bug/483832
>
> my machine uses SiS video though.
>
Don’t suppose you’ll have the same problem but, mine turned out to be a  
faulty Alt key.  I’ll have to give the keyboard a good clean see if that  
cures it.

-- 
Steve