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I just upgraded to Mint 13 - KDE x64

I am unable to switch to ttys by using the CtrlAltF1 .. F6 keys. The gettys are running and I can switch to the terminals with the sudo chvt 1 command.

I have browsed to quite a few topics and have not reached a solution that works. I even reinstalled grub with terminal=console. Once I make a selection at the boot menu, I do not see any boot messages - just KDE starting after a few seconds.

How do I fix this?

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That is determined by your X server config (/etc/X11/xorg.conf). There is an option Option "DontVTSwitch". Do you have that enabled? – Keith Oct 5 '12 at 0:06
/etc/X11/xorg.conf does not seem to exist. Is there any other file where I could look for this option? I tried looking at other files in the directory and could not find it. – Lord Loh. Oct 5 '12 at 0:41
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What does locate xorg.conf show you? – Keith Oct 5 '12 at 0:47
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Someone else with this problem discovered that their keys had been remapped. A possibility for you? – ire_and_curses Oct 5 '12 at 3:45
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Thanks to inspiration from the comments here, I managed to fix it. (mattcutts.com/blog/virtual-terminal-not-working) was a great help. I entered the kcmshell4 kcm_keyboard > advanced tab > Miscellaneus compatibility option > and unchecked the special keys (ctrl + alt + <key>) handled in a server. Things went in place! I would still like to know where this sets the options in configuration files... – Lord Loh. Oct 5 '12 at 19:49
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Thanks to inspiration from the comments here, I managed to fix it. This was a great help. I entered the kcmshell4 kcm_keyboard > advanced tab > Miscellaneus compatibility option > and unchecked the special keys (ctrl + alt + key) handled in a server. Things went in place! I would still like to know where this sets the options in configuration files...

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