How many consoles can you have at the same time? /Kristoffer ----- Original Message ----- From: "luke" <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> 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 at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
