switching consoles

[Jude DaShiell]

Same situation with available menu choices under lilo.  You don't hear any
of them until you use the arrow keys then you her the labels.On Thu, 2 Jan
2003, Toby Fisher wrote:

> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:01:50 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Toby Fisher <toby at tjfisher.co.uk>
> Reply-To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: switching consoles
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Yes, simply getting speakup to read the current line should confirm this
> for you, it's what I do if I'm in any doubt, though like Bill I also log
> in on most if not all my consoles to get loads of things such as centericq
> started.
>
> Cheers.
>
> - --
> Toby Fisher	Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk
> Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272	Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239
> ICQ: #61744808
>    Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
>    See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux)
> Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/
>
> iD8DBQE+E/H6Kl9qIwuqk+IRAtCsAKCHE7vdPKK2KQsL8xgTMEvTSPDfkgCdGZzT
> GVIDcWQUHo7UG5Q8lVQhYPk=
> =pwOQ
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

-- 
Jude <dashielljt(at)gmpexpress-dot-net>