KDE/Plasma -- where did the TTY consoles go?

[dibl]

Confirming same issue https://forum.siduction.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=f439404c06a5b9773aff501d94f26fb8&topic=9905.msg78796#new on the DE side --

I can log out of the default desktop, and see the graphical login screen, which appears to be running on TTY1 (a new feature, I think).

But no other TTY consoles are available.

[eriefisher]

For me the login screen, Lightdm, is on TTY7. TTY1 is also active but the rest just have the cursor.

[towo]

As root do

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for i in {2..6}; do systemctl enable getty@tty$i.service; done
for i in {2..6}; do systemctl start getty@tty$i.service; done

make sure

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NAutoVTs=6

isn't commented out in /etc/systemd/logind.conf

[synapsenstau]

Danke. genau das hat mir geholfen. Ich hatte genau das selbe Problem.

[charlyheinz]

Hallo
Muss diesen thread noch einmal aufmachen:
Nach einem heutigen DU funktioniert bei mir tty3 leider wieder nicht mehr. Nach dem Abmelden aus dem Desktop und wechsel auf tty3 bleibt der Monitor schwarz bzw. schaltet sogar in den Ruhemodus. Die hier und auch von Towo erwähnten Änderungen helfen leider nicht!

systemctl status getty@tty3
● getty@tty3.service - Getty on tty3
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-04-30 12:11:24 CEST; 3min 34s ago
Invocation: 76c86137e5d145f48bb8b6ee820c5754
       Docs: man:agetty(
             man:systemd-getty-generator(
             https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html
   Main PID: 1158 (agetty)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 38383)
     Memory: 304K (peak: 2.5M)
        CPU: 9ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/system-getty.slice/getty@tty3.service
             └─1158 /usr/sbin/agetty --noreset --noclear - linux

Und auch die Änderungen in der logind.conf wahren nicht nötig weil nicht auskommentiert.

[Login]
NAutoVTs=6
#ReserveVT=6
KillUserProcesses=yes
#KillOnlyUsers=
...

for i in {2..6}; do systemctl enable getty@tty$i.service; done
for i in {2..6}; do systemctl start getty@tty$i.service; done

als su hat daran nichts geändert.

Jemand eine Idee?

[dibl]

@charlyheinz,

Check the directory /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants. You should see this:

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don@dibl-spro7:/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants$ ls -la
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4096 Mar 29 16:18 .
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Mar 29 13:21 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:13 getty@2.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:15 getty@3.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:16 getty@4.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:16 getty@5.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:16 getty@6.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   38 Mar 29 16:15 getty@tty1.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service
don@dibl-spro7:/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants$

If it is not correct, you must fix the links, or delete and replace.  Hope this helps.

[charlyheinz]

@ dibl: Thanks for your reply.
All the files you have mentioned are in place!
Still the problem exists.
Actuall I think about doing a new fresh setup with a hopefully soon coming fresh release.

Have a nice weekend.

[charlyheinz]

@Dibl:
Hope you 've had a refreshing weekend.
What I've noticed that it also must depend on the kernel / GraKa. I have installed an old backup- image with a 6. ... kernel and tty was working as expected. Than I upgraded the complete system with the new 7.0.3.1 kernel with the efect that all the tty 2-6 was gone the same way as before with even  shutting down the  monitor! In this systemstate I than booted the old backup kernel which is still installed in paralell  and everything works (tty 1-6). Could it be a GraKa- driver Problem?
My Nvidia- driver is upraged and running (580.142-1tux1) with both kernels.