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  1. 03-20-2006 #1
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    Can't switch to VT

    Can't switch to any Virtual Terminals in Gentoo Stable with CTRL+ALT+F?, or any other combination using ALT CTRL or SHIFT. Also, I can't cycle Display Modes with CTRL+ALT+Plus/Minus, or any other combination including Shift.

    VT switching works when I'm not in X.
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    check
    Code:
    /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    to see if any of the above is disabled
    also check that nothing is stuck under any of the keys on the kb
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    Sorry it took so long to posta followup, I guess its my own problem, but oh well.

    what would I check for in /etc/X11/xorg.conf? my xorg.conf was created by a program in the ati-drivers package. Also, I've commented out the last 4 of 6 VT lines in /etc/inittab because I really don't think I'll ever need more than two of them.

    snippet from /etc/inittab:
    Code:
    # TERMINALS
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
#c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
#c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
#c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
#c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

# SERIAL CONSOLES
#s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 vt100
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS1 vt100
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