On my Mandrake 8.1 installation (on my System5), the virtual terminals don't work. Here are some links to information that might be useful in attempting to solve the problem:

virtual terminals:

See AboutThesePages.

• The System Startup Daemon: init, by Dru Lavigne, 11/29/2000 -- for BSD, but useful just the same -- see page 2
• http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/x.html#VIRTUAL-CONSOLE -- FAQ question on virtual terminals (for BSD -- should be helpful)

Contributors

• RandyKramer - 21 Feb 2002
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