From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns1.sunset.net ([205.161.255.5] helo=onyx.sunset.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BymkK-0006qR-00 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 03:26:32 -0400 Received: from sunset.net (198-69-249-212.chico.ca.digitalpath.net [198.69.249.212]) by onyx.sunset.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i7M0MAgI011124 for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:22:10 -0700 Received: (from rreid@localhost) by sunset.net (8.12.11/8.12.8/Submit) id i7M0NJT0031867 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:23:19 -0700 Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:23:18 -0700 From: "Ralph W. Reid" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040822002318.GA31264@sunset.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: about tty's in slackware 10 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 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: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 07:26:33 -0000 Actually, the left alt key works for tty1 through tty12, while the right alt key works for tty13 through tty24. To log into any of these tty's, they must be defined in /etc/inittab. HTH and have a _great_ day. On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 08:46:43PM -0400, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > Are you using the right alt key when trying to change consoles? Only the > left alt key works for that purpose, not the right one. > > > On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 zorkmed@qwest.net wrote: > > >Hi all, glad to be back after a long unwanted break... > >Just got a couple of quick questions as a newbe. > >1. when I upgraded from slackware 9 to 10, I only have one tty instead of > >the normal six. I thought I'd only have that problem during setup, so > >didn't wory about it, but still got it even after the reboot, everything > >else seems to work just fine. > >Also, how do I start x and thus gnopernicus? I have already chosen gnome > >as my window manager. > >Thanks all > > > >Cheereo! > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (25% of Full) > My home page is at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. CIRCLE RADIUS = sqrt (x ^ 2 + y ^ 2)