Re: [Xen-users] Ctrl-Alt-Fn

[Maximilian Wilhelm <max@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anno domini 2008 drew einhorn scripsit:

Hi!

> I have a Ubuntu Hardy laptop.
> With a ssh connection to a RHEL5 xen dom0.
> Running cobbler/koan on the dom0
> Koan --virt --nogfx ...
> starts a new domU on the xen box
> and starts up the RHEL5 installer
> the installer attempts to configure its network interface using DHCP and
> gets stuck

> If this was an install on a real physical hardware
> I would sit at the console and use Ctrl-Alt-Fn to access various logs,
> and get a shell login using the alternate virtual consoles,

> but when I try this the Ctrl-Alt-Fn keystrokes are processed by the
> Hardy laptop and I acces its alternate virtual consoles instead
> of the domU's alternate consoles.

> The only helpful comment I have received suggested
> considering chvt

> Ctrl-Alt-Fn is bound somehow to the command:  chvt n

> Perhaps I can build a customized installer and modify these bindings.

> Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

Have you tried Alt-left/right or Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right?

Ciao
Max
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