can't switch to console from X

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running Fedora 7 x86_64 with only XFCE, and I'm unable to switch to the console by pressing ctrl+alt+f1-f6. When I do nothing happens. xev sees the events for the keypresses.

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"

#	InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "Synaptics" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "freetype"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option	    "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
	Option	    "XkbRules" "xfree86"
	#Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Synaptics"
	Driver      "synaptics"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto-dev"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
	Option	    "SHMConfig" "on"
	Option	    "MaxTapTime" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	Option	    "Centermode" "on"
	Option	    "VBERestore" "true"
	Option	    "DynamicClocks" "true"
#	Option	    "PseudoColorVisuals" "off"
	Option	    "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
	Option	    "VideoOverlay" "on"
#	Option	    "TexturedVideo" "on"
	Option	    "PowerState" "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode         0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option	    "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection