Re: Multiple simultaneous ttys

2007-09-13 Thread Peter B. Steiger
On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 19:09 -0700, Richard Caldwell wrote: > When I type [CTRL]+[Fn] nothing happens! Is there something I need to > do to enable this facility? You need ALT+Fn, not CTRL. Also, if you are using one of the ttys for an X window session (so you can read mail and surf the web during

Re: Multiple simultaneous ttys

2007-09-13 Thread Trent Shea
On Thursday 13 September 2007 20:09, Richard Caldwell wrote: > my system wont allow me to open any more ttys using [CTRL]+[Fn]. I believe you need to use ALT-Fn, or CTRL+ALT+Fn. Trent. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html U

Multiple simultaneous ttys

2007-09-13 Thread Richard Caldwell
Hi, my system wont allow me to open any more ttys using [CTRL]+[Fn]. I'm running the LFS live CD 6.3 and I'm on section 5.7 'adjusting the toolchain'. I want to copy and paste commands from the manual. When I type [CTRL]+[Fn] nothing happens! Is there something I need to do to enable this fa