How to get local console while Kodi is runnig

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Hi folks,

if I ssh into the osmc I can run “sudo service mediacenter stop” … now I can choose between tty2-tty7 via CTRL+ALT+F2-F8…

However, this does not work while Kodi is running? Am I missing something obvious?

2

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the information available in the wiki.

3

I don’t think it is possible to use console while Kodi is running though.

4

Go to Power -> Exit and press ESC. We disabled chvt in Kodi

Sam

5

Long question short: Why? And how to reenable?

Simple situations like kodi-hangup or doing other stuff are otherwise only possible via ssh.

6

We don’t have the TTY’s enabled via systemd anymore (just one), so you may have to change it there.

Sam

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Actually systemd does have auto spawn tty’s enabled in OSMC - you can switch to consoles 2 through 6 with ALT-Fx or chvt, but you can only do this if you have already exited from Kodi. It won’t work while Kodi is running.