From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.181]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 366F1109D5 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:56:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id 191C138388; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:56:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.92]) by av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF3EC38384 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:56:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: from evelina (h76n2fls302o1043.telia.com [81.228.35.76]) by smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with SMTP id CCC3837E45 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:56:04 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <002001c8d0cd$49c43e50$0900a8c0@evelina> From: "Kristoffer Gustafsson" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20080617210445.GA5567@clearwire.net> Subject: Re: Anyone know what is happening in Debian Lenny? Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:55:49 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 071231-0, 2007-12-31), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:56:06 -0000 How many consoles can you have at the same time? /Kristoffer ----- Original Message ----- From: "luke" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:33 AM Subject: Re: Anyone know what is happening in Debian Lenny? > On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Gaijin wrote: > >> Just did a tasksel install of the X11 desktop environment in >> Debian Lenny, and everything was working fine until I rebooted. I was >> left with the usually silent gdm screen, so had no idea what was >> happening, >> and now I have access to only one text console now. Those F-wits at >> Debian have really F'ed up my computer. Any Debian gurus out there know >> how to make Debian respawn the normal number of text consoles, so I >> don't have to do a full reinstall from Etch, a'la the Mickeysoft method? >> I can't even consult a man page at the same time I'm working on >> something any more. > > Why: does control-z no longer work to suspend? > > How about the screen program to have virtual virtual consoles? > > As for a solution: edit your /etc/inittab file, and add more consoles. At > least, that's how it is done if you're not in an X environment. > > Luke > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup