Virtual Console Configuring?

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:16 am

I know that this is kinda the wrong forum, but it's general ramblings....

Does anyone here know how to configure a Linux Kernel to switch to virtual consoles with key combo Alt + F1, F2, F3....?

-JL

JamesM · Post by **JamesM** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:52 am

Are we talking inside X? or outside it? (as in - /dev/tty1-4 or pseudoterminals)

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:11 pm

OH, outside X and inside.

Solar · Post by **Solar** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:31 am

Device Drivers - Character Devices - Virtual Terminal.

Default is that you can do this switch with Alt - Fx on the console, and with Ctrl - Alt - Fx while on X. You need your /etc/inittab to set up the multiple terminals, though. On my system:

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# 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

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:30 pm

Thanks it works!
Thats pretty cool.

-JL