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It doesn't mean the Fn key (as found on a number of laptops), but an Fn function key, i.e. F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, or F8, and depending on your keyboard even possible is quite a number more of function keys lol.
ctrl+alt+f1 = go to vtty0 (system console) ctl+alt+f2 = go to vtty1 ctl+alt+f3 = go to vtty2 and so on. The X windows system runs on a vtty of it's own, so you get back to X with an ctl+alt+Fn key sequence; which one depends on how you've got X starting up. (Probably F8, F9, or F5)
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I have checked the FreeBSD Handbook,could find nothing about my problem,been googling best part of the day and found nothing relevant. Im using FreeBSD 7.1-rc1-amd64 It seems like my keyboard and v/ts cannot find each other. |
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You can disable CTRL+ALT+Fn switching with the Option "DontVTSwitch" in xorg.conf(5) (ServerFlags section), maybe this option is set?
The easiest way to check is with grep(1): % grep -i dontvtswitch /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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There is also the "DontZap" option which may interfere as well.
Hold down both the control and the alt keys, and press "F1". X will disappear, and a text console will appear. That is what it is talking about. In text consoles, alt plus a function key switches between 10 or so terminals. One of them is running X, and will return you to gnome
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Thank you for your help guys.but I think we are talking at cross purposes.
It does not matter which CTRL+ALT+F1,2,3etc,I use, nothing happens. I cannot exit GUI into any v/ts. I may have thrown you off course with my misunderstanding of the Fn key,I really didnt know it stood for function,thought it was some special key,thanks to TerryP for explanation. I do know how to use CTRL+ALT+F1,2,3,etc,I read about that in the handbook(my bible)it just dosent say what to do when those keystrokes do not work. |
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Problem solved,googled around and found this.
http://pigeonsnest.co.uk/stuff/sarge/vtswitch.html Changed "uk" to "gb" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and everything is fine. |
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Great to hear!
It seems like the wrong keyboard mapping meant that either your control, alt or function keys were not working. One possibility: Some keyboard mappings (especially European ones) use one or both Alt keys as 'AltGr' (Alternate Graphics). This allows you to type characters like Ã*, ç and ê. That would prevent [ctrl][alt][fn] from working.
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