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Date:      Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:59:58 -0700
From:      Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>
To:        Yubin Ruan <ablacktshirt@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, freebsd-desktop@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to change back to the console when stucked by the desktop environment
Message-ID:  <CAOjFWZ43Ab6DdxyF%2BVRYLw1RO3XvS-L1dyshvMA5bVhd33wjvw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jul 16, 2016 5:56 AM, "Yubin Ruan" <ablacktshirt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I just tried FreeBSD-10.3 stable and get stuck when trying to use the
Mate desktop environment. I use Slim as the login manager. But when I try
to login, with correct username and passwd, Slim tell me that
>     "Failed to execute login command"
> (Any idea why would that happen?)
> So I try to switch back to the console use "Alt-F1...Alt-F8", which is
suggested by the doc. But that doesn't work. Why ?

Try CTRL+ALT+F1 through F8.

When are the console, you use Alt+F1 through F8, but need to add the CTRL
over X11 starts.



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