No TTYs, can't Ctrl-Alt-F# !

[humbletech99]

Hi,
I've got Debian 3.1 testing with a KDE desktop but I can't get out of that desktop to any console. The usual Ctrl-Alt-F# doesn't work, although my desktop works normally.

My login manager is kdm, although I usually go with gdm, i'm trying kdm out. WHen it first starts, before I log in, I can Alt-N and that kills the kdm and returns me to the first console. However, if I press Alt-F2, Alt-F3 etc I get blank screens.

I don't think this is a fearture of kdm. I think this has to do with setting tty numbers or something somewhere, but I don't know where.

Can anyone help?

[dylunio]

In your /etc/inittab have you got lines like:

c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
c2:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
c3:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
c4:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
c5:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
c6:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

(this is what creates the VT's at boot). You could always see if you can start one with

/sbin/agetty tty1

etc.

[humbletech99]

yeah, I've got them, but they're /sbin/getty instead of /sbin/agetty.

When I tried one manually all I got was the usage print out with more options than you can shake a stick at, I tired a few (including the one you just suggested) but same result.

[humbletech99]

My inittab entries are as follows:

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6

What do you think?

[steveenoflypg]

My inittab entries are as follows:

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6

What do you think?

Hi
had exact same as this - added the missing 45 to each line and rebooted - got all ttys back