Bug 784934 - Virtual consoles can no longer be switched using Ctrl-Alt-FNx combination
Summary: Virtual consoles can no longer be switched using Ctrl-Alt-FNx combination
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora Documentation
Classification: Fedora
Component: install-guide
Version: devel
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Petr Bokoc
QA Contact: Ruediger Landmann
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-01-26 17:55 UTC by Roman Kapl
Modified: 2013-07-29 17:51 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2013-07-29 17:51:41 UTC

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2012-01-26 17:55 UTC, Roman Kapl 		no flags Details
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Description Roman Kapl 2012-01-26 17:55:57 UTC 
Created attachment 557714 [details]
Smolt hardware profile

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.
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