[Hampshire] Ctrl-Alt-F* doesn't work - what to check?

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Author: Robin Wilson
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Subject: [Hampshire] Ctrl-Alt-F* doesn't work - what to check?
Hi all,

Sorry for the number of messages today - I'm finally trying to get round to sorting out my server. I'm sure last time I used the server I could get to a text-console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F* - F1, F2 etc, and then back to the GUI by using Ctrl-Alt-F7. However, I can't seem to do that anymore.

My system runs gdm3 on boot, which then does an autologin as a certain user. Is this likely to stop Ctrl-Alt-F1 etc working? According to a post on the internet, the command chvt should allow me to switch to a terminal. However, running that just gives me a blank black screen with a flashing cursor - with no way out (I had to restart).

Any ideas what I could do to get this working again?

Robin
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