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From: tdwyer@netbsd08.dn.itg.telecom.com.au (Terry Dwyer 619 491 5161)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: What is advantage of Virtual Console?
Date: 2 Feb 1994 12:11:21 +0800
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Brad Colbert (bcolbert@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu) wrote:
: Hi again,
: I was contemplating changing my console to syscons (is that right?).
Syscons is right.
Would you like to have multiple vitrtual consoles?
Would you like to be able to swap from one to another using a two-key
sequence?
I have 8 logins available from my system console. Couldn't live without it.
<Alt> <F1> ... <Alt> <F8>
: What is the advantages of this console driver over pccons (is that right?)
see above.
: How well does it work with X?
Works well enough. To swap virtual consoles from a vty running X:
<Crtl> <Alt> <Fkey>
to swap back to your X session:
<Alt> <Fn> n = vty running X
Terry
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