Bug 784934

Summary: Virtual consoles can no longer be switched using Ctrl-Alt-FNx combination
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Documentation Reporter: Roman Kapl <msntfs>
Component: install-guideAssignee: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Ruediger Landmann <rlandman+disabled>
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Description Roman Kapl 2012-01-26 17:55:57 UTC
Created attachment 557714 [details]
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Description of problem:

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 16

How reproducible:
In your Fedora 16 installation, try to switch to a different VT using the Ctrl-Alt-FNx hotkey. Switching from XServer this way will work, but once You are in the VT, you have to use Alt-FNx only. The Installation Guide in "9.2.2. A Note about Virtual Consoles" mentions only the old hotkeys.

System info is attached in case this is a hardware specific bug not reproducible elsewhere and not a documentation bug.

Comment 1 Jack Reed 2012-03-06 07:05:24 UTC
Thanks for this, Roman.

Fixed in commit e336f84e67911a8485d537f5b059fdb5cbd90c5e

Comment 2 Jack Reed 2012-03-29 06:46:44 UTC
I've reverted this change in commit f7bc75fc6ad309b97b3fa829de7c383108abc165

Ctrl+Alt+Fx continues to work both to access the initial console and then to toggle between consoles. Alt+Fx does indeed toggle between consoles as Roman says, but does not open the initial one. Documenting just one keystroke combo is cleaner and simpler for readers, so I won't document Alt+Fx.

Roman, I believe this must then be a hardware issue for you.