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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: syscons + XFree + FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 question
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References: <TSINGLE.94Jul14144754@sunward.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 02:47:32 GMT
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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 :)
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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




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