Bug 478581

Summary:	Pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 causes the screen to freeze
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	hendrik.huebner18
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	crash	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	wayland
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian stable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description hendrik.huebner18 2023-12-15 20:33:48 UTC

SUMMARY

Pressing "Ctrl+Alt+F7" causes the lock screen to appear. However, the screen is completely frozen and no key seems to do anything. Interestingly the mouse still moves around. The only way to get the system running again is to force a reboot by holding the power button.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Press ctrl+Alt+f7
2. enjoy



SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-15-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-12-20 23:37:52 UTC

You've succeeded in switching virtual terminals. :) Evidently On Debian, number 7 (for F7) is where the SDDM login screen lives, so you've switched to that one. I remember the first time I did this by accident, panicked, and thought I'd hit a bug or gotten hacked! Not to worry, it's totally normal. You can switch back to the virtual terminal containing your user session by hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1, and if that doesn't work, try Ctrl+Alt+F2, then F3, and so on until you find the one that Debian has assigned to your user session.