How do you switch between Linux virtual terminals over a serial terminal connection?
I'm trying to install Debian on a Beagleboard via the serial console. I'm using screen
(screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
) in Gnome Terminal as my terminal emulator. Unfortunately the primary debian-installer
text interface goes unresponsive during the install, though I'm pretty sure it still has a couple of virtual terminals open with dmesg
-type info that I could use to troubleshoot.
I've tried Alt+F[1-7], but those seem to get consumed by Gnome Terminal or my window manager. Ctrl+Alt+F[1-7] are consumed by my local system, as are Alt+F[1-7] when I switch away from X.