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HI all, this is JD8182's wife im not sure what happened but for some reason when I use the f1-f6 to get to the terminal it shuts down my moniter insted of going to the terminal can anybody help thanks in advance

PC info
mainboard: ecs 945gct-m/1333
OS: Ultimate Edition 1.7
HDD: WD 250g SATA
Mem: 2g DDR2 ocz

It does the same thing on my box. Go to your start menu and under accessories select terminal. That's the easiest way to get to a terminal.

hm8182 wrote:HI all, this is JD8182's wife im not sure what happened but for some reason when I use the f1-f6 to get to the terminal it shuts down my moniter insted of going to the terminal can anybody help thanks in advance

PC info
mainboard: ecs 945gct-m/1333
OS: Ultimate Edition 1.7
HDD: WD 250g SATA
Mem: 2g DDR2 ocz

Its supposed to be CNTRL+ALT+F3 to drop to terminal and CNTRL+ALT+F7 to bring you back in

Thank you for the help. I know how to get to the terminal from desktop I am trying to get to the terminal off desktop i have tried the ctrl,alt, f3 and it still turns my moniter off. ctrl, alt,f7 brings me right back to desktop. if you may know what the problem might be it would be very helpful thank you

hm8182 wrote:Thank you for the help. I know how to get to the terminal from desktop I am trying to get to the terminal off desktop i have tried the ctrl,alt, f3 and it still turns my moniter off. ctrl, alt,f7 brings me right back to desktop. if you may know what the problem might be it would be very helpful thank you

Honestly, I have no idea!! Did you install video drivers via envyng? Do you have a custom compiz settings that you have set up an effect using those keys? I'm clueless.... that is very strange. I do it and it will drop me to command prompt and then back in using the CNTRL+ALT+F7

I'm not sure what the deal is I know ctrl alt f1-f6 pulls up cty and f7 brings me back to desktop i've never had a problem with it not working before I can use the desktop terminal i was just wondering if there is a fix or something I don't think its a video issue the motherboard has onboard video. could try to reinstall Ultimate Edition after husband gets home next week if i cant find a fix by then


the thrill of learning linux is playing in the terminal anyone can use the desktop


Thanks for everyones help

hm8182 wrote:I'm not sure what the deal is I know ctrl alt f1-f6 pulls up cty and f7 brings me back to desktop i've never had a problem with it not working before I can use the desktop terminal i was just wondering if there is a fix or something I don't think its a video issue the motherboard has onboard video. could try to reinstall Ultimate Edition after husband gets home next week if i cant find a fix by then


the thrill of learning linux is playing in the terminal anyone can use the desktop


Thanks for everyones help

I like your since of adventure, but its just as easy to play with terminal within a GUI inviroment. I actually prefer it -you get eye candy in the background, and you can shake the hell out of the window and watch it wobble - heck what is more adventuresome than having a nice outdoor wallpaper on the desktop and turn on the rain!?