man vidcontrol'',
``man kbdcontrol'',
``man 4 keyboard'', and
``man 4 screen''.
ALT key and press one of the
function keys F1, F2, F3,
F4.
NOTE: If the X Window System is running, it will be necessary
to hold down both the CTRL key and the ALT key
while pressing the desired function key. The X Window System uses an
additional graphical virtual screen that can be accessed using the
F5 function key. So, if you are running X, you can switch
to the second text screen by typing CTRL-ALT-F2, and then you
can go back to X by typing ALT-F5.
CTRL and ALT keys and press the +
key on the numeric keypad at the right of the keyboard.
Pressing CTRL-ALT-+ repeatedly will cycle you through the
available modes (of which there are currently only two).
ALT key and press the Scroll Lock key.
The cursor will disappear, indicating that the scrolling mode has
been activated. Now use the Page Up, Page Down,
and arrow keys to scroll the screen. When you are finished, type
ALT-Scroll Lock again to go back to normal operation.
vidcontrol command allows you to change between various
font sizes for the system console, and also to do things like changing
the foreground and background colors.
Run ``man vidcontrol'' for more information.
kbdcontrol command allows you to change various properties
of the keyboard, such as the mapping of the keys.
Run ``man kbdcontrol'' for more information. webmaster@ug.cs.sunysb.edu