Still cannot open virtual consoles F2 F3 ...etc

[jd1008]

On 10/31/2015 07:04 PM, Paolo Galtieri wrote:
> I'm using the Mate desktop as well and I have this same problem that 
> ctrl-alt-f2 does not go to a virtual console on my laptop keyboard, 
> but fn-ctrl-alt-f2 does.  However, I have an external keyboard plugged 
> into the system via a KVM switch and on that keyboard ctrl-alt-f2 does 
> take me to a virtual console.   At some point in time ctrl-alt-f2 
> worked on my laptop keyboard, but after some update it stopped.  Using 
> fn-ctr-alt-f2 requires too many fingers :-).  It may also be the case 
> that my external keyboard does not have a fn key and that's why 
> ctr-alt-f2 works.
>
> Paolo
>
> On 11/01/2015 10:26 AM, jd1008 wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/31/2015 11:41 AM, Porfirio Andres Paiz Carrasco wrote:
>>> 2015-10-31 0:23 GMT-06:00 jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com>:
>>>> DT is mate (fully up-to-date) Fedora 22.
>>>>
>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F[23456]... etc
>>>>
>>>> no longer function.
>>>> I am not switched to the virtual console.
>>>> Display remains in mate DT display.
>>>>
>>> Check if the function keys (F1, F2, F3, ..., F12) is been used by
>>> multimedia task. In my T440p I have to keep pressed Fn key to allow
>>> Function key instead of multimedia function. Also you could try to
>>> swap between multimedia function key to just function key as your
>>> primary "function" in the bios configs. Please excuse all of the
>>> redundant words.
>>>
>>> If I want to increase panel brightness I just press F6, but if I want
>>> to move to a virtual console I have to press Fn+Ctrl+Alt+F6, other
>>> than that, nothing change.
>>>
>>> Check if this is your case.
>>>
>> Unfortunately, it is not :(
>>
>> Is there a file that creates a different mapping than what the 
>> default is??
>>
>
Your description of the history of this dilemma is identical to mine.
I just have no idea what made it stop from doing what it always did.

Tried Fn-Ctrl-Alt F2  (and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8....) to no avail.

When I get home I will try the external KB.

Cheers,

JD