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nitram:
Unable to switch from Xorg to TTY, running dCore-jessie:2016.01.31.21.53, the latest release candidate.

Minimal boot to rule out other issues, rebuilt SCEs using newly modified -z option, also tested with restored SCE backups before new purge system. Attempting to switch to TTY just get a black screen, blinking underscore cursor top left corner. When switching back to Xorg briefly see text but not able to read. Able to switch back/forth, just don't get a TTY prompt or anything functional.

Tried with/out minimal sceboot.lst:
graphics-3.16.6-tinycore
xorg-intel
Xprogs
fluxbox

This hardware and intel 810 always gives Xorg errors but in TC6 no problem switching back and forth, same hardware also using Fluxbox. In dCore when attempting to switch back/forth get this in Xorg.0.log, thanks.
[   903.827] (II) intel(0): Setting dot clock to 108.0 MHz [ 0x10 0x2 0x20 ] [ 18 4 2 ]
[   903.827] (II) intel(0): chose watermark 0x22210000: (tab.freq 108.0)

Rich:
Hi nitram
When you got the blinking cursor, did you try hitting enter to see if you get a prompt?

nitram:
Hi Rich, thanks.
Already tried hitting Enter, Escape, spacebar amongst others.
Retrieved inittab, rcS and tc-config from TC6 to compare to dCore...new territory for me.

nitram:
Although minor variations between these files to my untrained eye nothing significant. Obviously there are differences between TC and dCore but using the text bootcode in TC6 boots to TTY. The following codes in dCore boot direct into Fluxbox, despite removing 'desktop=fluxbox' and adding 'text'. In dCore the only way i can boot direct into text is to use 'base' and i believe 'text', just different, may not be relevant, then TTY works fine.

Booted me into Fluxbox:

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ version
dCore-jessie:2016.01.31.21.53
tc@box:~$ showbootcodes
BOOT_IMAGE=/dCore/boot/vmlinuz-jessie nozswap showapps tce=sdb4 text

--- End code ---

So still can't get to TTY from Xorg session, suggestions appeciated, thanks.

jls:
I nitram. Read the boot codes on the faq

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