What Bill says is correct for slackware as well. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" <wacker at octothorp.org >To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:27:44 -0700 (MST) >Subject: Re: switching consoles >On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Jude DaShiell wrote: >> The advice about hitting return if a screen hasn't been >>logged in in order to get a login prompt is correct for redhat and >>slackware at least redhat 7.0 and 7.2 and slackware 8.0. >Actually, it's hogwash for RedHat and I imagine Slackware as well. Just >because you don't hear the prompt when you switch to the VC doesn't mean >it isn't there. When I boot up, I move through all six VC's logging in >without pressing return first. I wish folks would be a bit more careful >about what they post. >-- Bill in Denver >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
