On 10/31/2015 07:04 PM, Paolo Galtieri wrote:
I'm using the Mate desktop as well and I have this same problem
that
ctrl-alt-f2 does not go to a virtual console on my laptop keyboard,
but fn-ctrl-alt-f2 does. However, I have an external keyboard plugged
into the system via a KVM switch and on that keyboard ctrl-alt-f2 does
take me to a virtual console. At some point in time ctrl-alt-f2
worked on my laptop keyboard, but after some update it stopped. Using
fn-ctr-alt-f2 requires too many fingers :-). It may also be the case
that my external keyboard does not have a fn key and that's why
ctr-alt-f2 works.
Paolo
On 11/01/2015 10:26 AM, jd1008 wrote:
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> On 10/31/2015 11:41 AM, Porfirio Andres Paiz Carrasco wrote:
>> 2015-10-31 0:23 GMT-06:00 jd1008 <jd1008(a)gmail.com>:
>>> DT is mate (fully up-to-date) Fedora 22.
>>>
>>> Ctrl-Alt-F[23456]... etc
>>>
>>> no longer function.
>>> I am not switched to the virtual console.
>>> Display remains in mate DT display.
>>>
>> Check if the function keys (F1, F2, F3, ..., F12) is been used by
>> multimedia task. In my T440p I have to keep pressed Fn key to allow
>> Function key instead of multimedia function. Also you could try to
>> swap between multimedia function key to just function key as your
>> primary "function" in the bios configs. Please excuse all of the
>> redundant words.
>>
>> If I want to increase panel brightness I just press F6, but if I want
>> to move to a virtual console I have to press Fn+Ctrl+Alt+F6, other
>> than that, nothing change.
>>
>> Check if this is your case.
>>
> Unfortunately, it is not :(
>
> Is there a file that creates a different mapping than what the
> default is??
>
Your description of the history of this dilemma is identical to mine.
I just have no idea what made it stop from doing what it always did.
Tried Fn-Ctrl-Alt F2 (and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8....) to no avail.
When I get home I will try the external KB.
Cheers,
JD