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    Feb 21, 2010, 06:37 PM
    f-keys on inspiron laptop won't work using tty2 and tty1 in linux fedora 11
    I'm using vmware and have installed fedora 11. Wanting to use TTy2 or function clt,alt 2 I get no results and after doing that function disables the wireless internet. Do I need to disable the blue Fn function key or the entire function keys 1-12/
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    Mar 2, 2010, 01:51 PM

    Three possible fixes
    1Install VMware tools for your distro
    2.Download a new Virtual Machine for Fedora from VMWare
    3. See if changing your Keyboard layout helps. I have not ran Fedora in a couple of years so I am not sure if changing the layout post install is possible
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