Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2912 mails)

[Sjoerd Hiemstra <penguinista.frisiana144@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:20:20 -0500, Marc Collin wrote:
> Le 18 Février 2005 06:59, Ed Harrison a écrit :
> > ** Reply to message from Marc Collin <os2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> on Thu, 17
> > Feb 2005 20:51:38 -0500
> > > i boot my computer, i see the suse login screen (kdm i think, not
> > > sure...)
> > >
> > > why i can't go in console mode when the suse login screen are
> > > there? i need to login, after kde start... and after when i do:
> > > ctrl-alt f1, f2.... i'm able to go in console mode...
> > >
> > > on the kdm login screen, i'm suppose to be able to do ctrl-alt
> > > f1... see a console...
> > >
> > > how to correct that ?
> > > i use suse 9.2
> >
> > I have the same problem with 9.1 and gdm.  Once I enter user and
> > password and gnome2 starts, then I have CTL-ALT-Fx available.  Gnome
> > used to ask if I wanted to use keyboard or gnome keyboard (or
> > something like that).  I chose gnome keyboard, it stopped asking the
> > question, but I still have to wait for gnome2 to load before I can
> > get access to the consoles 1-6.
> >
> > I think it is a keyboard module problem, but I have no idea how to
> > overcome it.
> 
> i hope somebody have a solution

Still on 8.2, but I guess the same applies for 9.2.
To go directly into console mode, you should not use kdm to log in, but
rather the console.

YaST2 > System > Editor for /etc/sysconfig files > Desktop > 
Display manager > DISPLAYMANAGER > 
put the 'Setting of DISPLAYMANAGER' to 'console'.

Having logged in into comsole mode, you can use 'startx' to start KDE,
or 'startx <windowmanager>' to go to any WM.
Of course you can use a script or alias to shorten this. For example, 
I just enter 'bb' to execute 'startx blackbox'.

S.H.