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+# console switching and DMs
+
+Something like VT_ACTIVATE would need to be implemented to allow console
+switching. In the meanwhile xorg refuses the vtx option, thus making lightdm &
+such fail with an Xserver error:
+
+ (EE) Fatal server error:
+ (EE) Unrecognized option: vt7
+
+In the meanwhile DMs could be taught not to use the vtx option.
+
# IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-08-30
<gean> braunr: I have some errors about keyboard in the xorg log, but