switching consoles

[Gregory Nowak]

What Bill says is correct for slackware as well.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----

>From: "William F.  Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" <wacker at octothorp.org

>To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca

>Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:27:44 -0700 (MST)

>Subject: Re: switching consoles

>On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Jude DaShiell wrote:

>> The advice about hitting return if a screen hasn't been

>>logged in in order to get a login prompt is correct for redhat and

>>slackware at least redhat 7.0 and 7.2 and slackware 8.0.

>Actually, it's hogwash for RedHat and I imagine Slackware as well.  Just

>because you don't hear the prompt when you switch to the VC doesn't mean

>it isn't there.  When I boot up, I move through all six VC's logging in

>without pressing return first.  I wish folks would be a bit more careful

>about what they post.

>-- Bill in Denver

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