Switch from GUI (GNOME) to char based console

[agnel_kurian]

I have successfully installed GNOME on FreeBSD-8.2-amd64 running on a VMWare virtual machine and am able to login without a problem. Now, I would like to switch between the GNOME GUI and the character based console. I understand that this should be possible using Ctrl+Alt+F<1-8>. However, this does not work for me after GNOME has loaded.

 

[agnel_kurian]

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Additionaly, when in GDM, I can switch from the GUI to the character based console if I enable StickyKeys and use Ctrl, Alt, F2. Once in the character based console, Ctrl+Alt+F1 does not take me back to GDM. I can only return to GDM using:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm start

 

[SirDice]

Once in the character based console, ctrl+alt+f1 does not take me back to gdm.

alt+f9

 

[agnel_kurian]

Thanks! Alt+F9 works.

Any ideas how I can configure GNOME or X so I can go from GUI to character console?

 

[SirDice]

Ctrl-Alt-F<1-8> should work without modifications.

 

[agnel_kurian]

This looks like a VMWare thing as described here: http://www.electrictoolbox.com/vmware-ctrl-alt-f1/
"...in order to send a regular Ctrl+Alt keyboard combination to the guest you need to press Ctrl+Alt+Space, then release the spacebar while still holding down the Ctrl+Alt keys, and then pressing the extra key."

Thanks for all your inputs.