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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: syscons + XFree + FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 question Message-ID: <hastyCsynr9.2tJ@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <TSINGLE.94Jul14144754@sunward.gsfc.nasa.gov> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 02:47:32 GMT Lines: 32 In article <TSINGLE.94Jul14144754@sunward.gsfc.nasa.gov> tsingle@sunward.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tim Singletary) writes: >I just upgraded to FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 (a real easy upgrade, by the way); >everything's cool; I especially like the new console driver. > >But I can't figure out how to hot-key out of a virtual console running >X. It's gotta be something simple ... can anyone help??? > >thanks, Hold down <ctrl><alt>, then press <F1> To get back to X press <ctrl><alt>, <F2> Just tried that and I am still typing on my xterm :) ----- does anyone have any docs on syscons? I am playing around with svgalib and I want to read the scan codes on the keyboard... Yeah, I know the X server does that however some docs on syscons will be nice.. Amancio -- FREE unix, gcc, tcp/ip, X, open-look, netaudio, tcl/tk, MIME, midi,sound at freebsd.cdrom.com:/pub/FreeBSD Amancio Hasty, Consultant | Home: (415) 495-3046 | e-mail hasty@netcom.com | ftp-site depository of all my work: | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/X