Questions tagged [chvt]
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How to manually run/init/start a Xorg server on a different VT/TTY?
I want to start an Xorg server (which should only feature a minimal xterm terminal emulator from a newly created "pristine" tty). I have thought this to be as simple as issuing a xinit or maybe a startx however both have failed me. Therefore the…
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What is this openvt command doing?
What is this command really doing (step by step)?
openvt -c 40 /bin/agetty tty40 linux
I tried this command instead :
openvt -c 41 /bin/agetty tty40 linux
and agetty was started on tty40 (not tty41). Why is that? It seems the -c 41 option is not…
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Prevent Xorg from suspending when changing tty
I'm running two applications on two different ttys. Say application A runs on ttyA and application B runs on ttyB. If I switch from ttyA to ttyB I get the following message
x-daemon[544]: (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch.
So…
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invoking password-less sudo via xbindkeys
I tried to set up key bindings for changing the virtual terminal (VT) in X, as described in this post. Typing sudo chvt $(($XDG_VTNR-1)) into a terminal emulator appropriately changes the VT. However, I find that running chvt with elevated…
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How to copy text of virtual terminal from graphics mode?
Linux have virtual terminals, one can switch between them with chvt 1, chvt 7 commands. Former is in the text mode, later is in the graphics mode.
I want to copy all the text from first terminal, with some utility from graphics mode.
fbgrab -c 1…
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Why can't I switch virtual terminal now?
I have noticed I can't lock the screen because of vlock hangs.
chvt also hangs on VT_WAITACTIVE and only attempts to switch the terminal (I see the image blinking).
Pressing keys that in usually switches VT in text mode (Alt+arrows, Alt+Fx) also…
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How to tell if I am on active virtual console?
This is probably linux-specific question...
I am running multiple virtual sessions and switching between them using "Ctrl+Alt+Fn". I am trying to write a script which would trigger some actions after I switch in/out of consoles.
I understand that I…
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How to reset VT 1 (or avoid getting into a bad state)?
This is a cross-post from RPi. I wrote a series of bash functions to allow me to switch between Raspbian, kodi, and emulationstation so that I could use Siri/homebridge to initiate the switch. Switching works all pretty well. The only problem is…
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