Armed with the knowledge how to _really_ switch off plymouth from the kernel command line the picture of how this happens becomes a lot more clear: with plymouth in the boot process, when vt1 gets started, the boot messages get bounced over to vt7. If kdm starts on the same virtual terminal that the boot messages are on (which it does in this case), then switching between vts becomes non-functional. If you manage to get kdm started on vt8 by switching back to any of the other vts shortly before it starts, then this does not happen, which explains why this bug hasn't been recognized before. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Samples for the Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#BlofeldSamplesExtra -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org