[WBEL-users] New install after up2date no keyboard

[Johnny Hughes]

On Fri, 2004-12-31 at 11:02 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> At 06:31 PM 12/30/2004, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
> 
> >Now you should get normal terminals after boot. Try
> >starting X from there, so you can switch terminals to check for X errors to
> >see why your keyboard isn't working.
> 
> Two more questions:
> 
> How do you start the graphical system?  Remember I installed GNOME and KDE, 
> but want GNOME.  Typing gnome didn't do anything.  Typing X seems to do 
> something, I have an X on a graphically appearing screen (but all gray) and 
> nothing else.
> 
> And, how do I switch terminals?  It has been a loooong time!  :)
> 

To switch terminals in character based mode, use Alt-F1 through Alt-
F6 ...

In GUI mode ... it is Ctrl-Alt-F1 to Ctrl-Alt-F6 to get to the same
terminals ... and Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to GUI....