Re: Virtual console switching no longer working

On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 11:32:59AM +0200, Matthieu Herrb wrote:

Hello Matthieu,

>> On my Framework laptop, as of the last couple of snapshots (warning: I
>> last upgraded a month or so ago), I can no longer switch from X to a
>> virtual console. Ctrl+Alt+F1 (etc) just doesn't seem to do anything:
>> there isn't even a hint of flicker suggesting that it tried and failed.
>> dmesg below. Plugging in an external monitor (or not) makes no
>> difference.
> Are you sure you haven't hit 'fn+esc' to toggle fn lock to on? In this
> case y'd need to use Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F1 to switch.

You are quite right! I don't know how I did that, but clearly it's my
fault. Sorry for the noise!


Laurie