Ctrl+Alt+F[1-12] don't switch to TTY

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After I installed my new keyboard, I discovered that pressing Ctrl+Alt+Fn (where n is a number 1-12) keys no longer brings me to the tty screens (nothing happens), but sudo chvt 1 in the terminal emulator can start the tty. Meanwhile, Ctrl+Alt+F7 could bring me back to the x-window.

My keyboard is i-rocks IK6 (I didn't have such problem when using my old Logitech K120 keyboard)

How should I fix this problem? My system is Ubuntu 14.04 with Kernel 3.19.0-27-generic

please try sudo service tty1 restart and then try to login to tty using Ctrl+Alt+F1....any change?? — Ravan, Sep 21 '15 at 13:18
Does your keyboard have a Fn combination key? This can be an issue if the OS autoenables the Fn key, in which you have to press it to disable it (ie, Ctrl + Alt + Fn + F1 might work). — AlwaysTalkingAboutMyDog, Oct 19 '15 at 02:57
The kbd has a Windows and application keys disabled function. It is turned on and off using [Fn][F11]. — NZD, Nov 13 '15 at 20:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 03 '18 at 10:44

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The i-rocks IK6 Crystal USB Keyboard has, what they call, a Windows and application keys disabled function.

The function is turned on and off using Fn + F11.

There is even a small Windows icon on the F11 key.

edited Jul 03 '18 at 10:44

answered Nov 17 '15 at 05:50

NZD

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '16 at 14:33

I experienced a similar problem in my Dell Precision 5510 after a login loop that seems to happen due to a recent update of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

I finally found that the ESC key has a small Fn icon attached so I combined this with the Fn key and the blockade was released. Ctrl+Alt+F1 worked now and I could log in from the console.ç

çI have to fix now the issue of the login loop... I'll try with the suggestions I already found here.

Ctrl+Alt+F[1-12] don't switch to TTY

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