Virtual terminals disappeared from Fedora

Q I have just installed Fedora and have one quick question -where have all of the virtual terminals gone in this release? Pressing Ctr +Alt+F1 to F6 just gives blank screens.

A This is a known bug. The fault lies in the file /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a so move this somewhere safe (don't delete it, just in case) and replace it with the same file from Fedora. If you do not have FC3 installed, you can get the file from http://rapidshare.de/files/2399145/libvgahw.a.html. This is advertising-financed web space, so you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the page, click the Free button then scroll to the bottom of the next page for the actual download link. Copy the replacement file to /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/ and reboot. Your virtual terminals should now be back.

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