[SOLVED] vitrual terminal problems

[ryokimball]

Sorry, couldn't find a more appropriate catagory...

I can't access my other virtual terminals (you know, ctrl-alt-Fn). It started a few days ago (maybe a week) when I accidentally tried to switch to a WM when no WM was running, which freezes the system completely for me. Last it magically started working, but stopped again by 01:00.
inittab seems fine:

#
# /etc/inittab
#

# Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot

## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
#id:5:initdefault:

rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p

# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# Example lines for starting a login manager
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null

# End of file

/dev/pts is mounted and Securetty is normal as well.
Any ideas?

[ryokimball]

Figured it out.
...
... Who here owns a fairly new Microsoft keyboard? Well, you know that F-lock they have? If it's on, your function keys are regular function keys, but if it's off they are something else. Linux recognizes this, too (they send different key code thingies), so pressing ctrl-alt-Fn isn't really pressing ctrl-alt-Fn when that blasted F-lock isn't on.

Aren't I the smartest? ^,^