Usplash at startup kills virtual terminals - nVidia
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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usplash (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: usplash
When the decision was made a couple of days ago to use usplash on startup, it broke virtual terminals (ctrl+alt+f*) on my computer. I know this has happened before and it affected a lot of nVidia cards.
When I took "splash" out of the options in /etc/default/grub and ran update-grub2, it fixed the problem. (Because there was no usplash.)
When usplash is enabled, and you try to go to a virtual terminal, the screen is either black, or has random colored blocks all over the screen.
This may not be necessary for every user, but it is for a lot. If something happens to X, you have no backup terminal to fall back to and you have to manually power off the machine.
If you need more info, please ask. Apport should have attached everything. I'm on default grub2 with the karmic beta install.
Kory
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 11 14:18:47 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion tx2000 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: usplash 0.5.42
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: usplash
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic x86_64
UsplashConf:
# Usplash configuration file
# These parameters will only apply after running update-initramfs.
xres=1280
yres=800
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(gnome-
(polkit-
(nautilus:1980): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.08
dmi.board.name: 30E5
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 88.0A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion tx2000 Notebook PC
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Changed in usplash (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
I can confirm both the bug and the solution.
Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT
ubuntu 9.10
Dell Vostro 1500
usplash 0.5.42