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Using Fedora Core 4 on a dual boot system, I get GUI at bootup but if I try to access another console via Ctrl-Alt+Fx, I get a black screen. I can get back to the GUI with Ctrl-Alt-F7, but nothing between. Is there a setting I can adjust?
I've never worked with Fedora Core, or Red Hat before it.
But have you tried booting to a command line? I've never worked with Fedora or Red Hat that came before it, so I don't know how to change this setting.
If you are still having problems, post back. If it works, please do let us know.
This tells init to start up 6 virtual consoles on tty1 - tty6 in runlevels 2-5. The runlevels are the second field. Make sure your lines look like those I posted about to ensure mingetty runs on your 6 virtual consoles.
When you add consoles like this, root might not be able to log into those new consoles. In Mandrake / Mandriva, I have a file /etc/securetty that looks like this:
I believe you will need to add a "tty" line and a "vc" line for each virtual console you are adding. If you do not do this, root cannot log in to those new, higher numbered VCs.
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Thanks btmiller,
my inittab file looks pretty much as you suggested,
there is a line "id:5:initdefault" which I assume is booting to runlevel 5,
then the gettys are listed 1-6. There is a final line
# run xdm in runlevel 5
x:5nce: /etc/XII/prefdm - nodaemon
does this look ok?
Cheers
Bill
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