Running Arch, I don't have the problem you describe where the console freezes when switching between GNOME and the text console. I can tell you that since GDM and GNOME now use logind for session management, GNOME is now placed on tty1. There may be a way to change this, but I'm not sure at this point how it would be done. I have no problem using it on tty1,so on my box, it can stay there. ~Kyle http://kyle.tk/ -- "Kyle? ... She calls her cake, Kyle?" Out of This World, season 2 episode 21 - "The Amazing Evie"
