Quote Originally Posted by Ark42 View Post
Found something that helps. If I use "knoppix xmodule=svga" then I get to stare at a black screen for 2-3 minutes while things boot, and eventually, the X desktop appears. If I try to ctrl+alt+F1 to get a text terminal, it just goes black again and I can't ctrl+alt+F5 to get back to X.
This is not as it should be, but the key-combos don't seem to work as usual for me, either. I have had to use
Code:
chvt 1
to switch to the first virtual terminal; once there, the key-combos work again until you're back in X. You can also open a terminal in X from the icon that looks like a terminal on the bottom left. Don't forget use "sudo" or "sudo su" if you need root privileges (which those virtual terminals have, by default.)

Cheers!
Krishna