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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:32:26 +0100, peter <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I am not sure I have the terminology correct here, but I used to be able > to do away with the GUI and into one of a number of "terminals" by > pressing (I think) Ctrl, Alt, F2 to F10? > > This was use full when things get a bit screwed up as one can quite > elegantly shutdown. > > But I do not seem able to do it any longer? > > I am using Ubuntu, can anyone suggest what the key sequence is? > > All the best > > Peter L-J Hi Peter, In my experience, if you boot Ubuntu with all the fancy graphical startup nonsense, then for some reason your "normal" terminals become unavailable. Editing your bootloader's config file (/boot/grub/menu.list in most normal Ubuntu cases) and removing the "splash" and "quiet" sections seem to work for me. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html