[Gllug] can't switch between virtual terminals

[Xander D Harkness]

Sean Burlington wrote:

> Hi all,
>     I'm having a few annoying problems with debian at the moment ...
>
> I have taken over a job and computer - the computer runs Debian woody 
> on a compaq evo
>
> mostly things work Ok - but I can't switch between virtual terminals - 
> I can get tty1 but nothing else
>
> X starts OK and I am happily working in kde - but if I log out or 
> switch to tty1 - I cant get back to X :(
>
> a (related?) problem is that I can't start X apps from root's xterm
>
> any ideas ?
>
> I guess I'm going to need to post a bunch of config files - but I'll 
> wait for requests as there is so much I could post ...
>
The previous occupant may have turned off some of the terminals. I do 
not have a debian box to hand - in Red Hat they are set up within 
/etc/inittab

ps -A|grep getty
  916 tty1     00:00:00 mingetty
  917 tty2     00:00:00 mingetty
  918 tty3     00:00:00 mingetty
  919 tty4     00:00:00 mingetty
  920 tty5     00:00:00 mingetty
  921 tty6     00:00:00 mingetty

Have you checked to see that there are many terminals running?

Kind regards
Xander


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