[Solved] switching virtual consoles without exiting X

hi! i remember that in ubuntu, if i press ctrl+alt+F1 to F6 o can switch virtual consoles and if i return for example to VC/1 my session stays the same, but in arch if i do that when i return to VC/1 from another, i found that my x where killed, i run fluxbox with nothing more, maybe that is the problem but dont know how to that, for example without gnome or kde
TNX!
Last edited by leo2501 (2007-09-11 10:37:24)

lol... thankyou

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