Need to Access TTY
Specs:
RHL Enterprise Linux Developer Workstation edition (the evaluation version)
I am having the hardest problem access the TTY. The normal keyboard command I use to access it (ctrl + alt +F(1-7)) bring me to a black screen with nothing on it. F1 takes me back to the GUI.
Steps I have taken:
- I have reinstalled the operating system in multiple configurations
- I edited the Grub files in different configurations
- I logged into the GUI and used the init 3 command
- I tried updating the system via yum and also via the GUI with or without updates it doesn't work
- I removed the GUIs and it just booted to a black screen
- I installed without the GUIs and it just booted to a black screen
- Tried the recovery option on the disk and I got a screen with penguins that stayed like that for 30 minutes
Responses
Hi !
You can try to access TTY by executing sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target and sudo reboot. If this also does not work, it is an indication that something essential isn't properly set up or broken and you should start over completely from scratch by performing a clean new installation. To switch back to a graphical login, execute sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target and sudo reboot. You would need to boot in rescue mode in order to execute the commands - just in case you decide to keep using the currently installed operating system in the condition you've described, which makes it impossible to access TTY at all - of course.
Cheers :)
Christian
This Red Hat Knowledgebase article How does one set up a serial terminal and/or console in Red Hat Enterprise Linux should help.
Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.
