Following a (problematic) upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS, I've run into this problem on a Samsung Series 9 laptop (Intel graphics). The Ctrl+Alt+F1/Ctrl+Alt+F7 workaround is not effective.
uname -r
3.13.0-32-generic
apt list compiz
compiz/trusty-updates,now 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1 all [installed]
apt list xserver-xorg-video-intel
Listing... Done
xserver-xorg-video-intel/trusty,now 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
Other things to note:
* Standard Terminal appears as black-on-black, also with the big black border. xterm works though (with border)
* Boot menu doesn't appear - I get a black screen with a purple border, which (presumably) times out and gives me a graphical login
Following a (problematic) upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS, I've run into this problem on a Samsung Series 9 laptop (Intel graphics). The Ctrl+Alt+ F1/Ctrl+ Alt+F7 workaround is not effective.
uname -r
3.13.0-32-generic
apt list compiz trusty- updates, now 1:0.9.11. 1+14.04. 20140701- 0ubuntu1 all [installed]
compiz/
apt list xserver- xorg-video- intel xorg-video- intel/trusty, now 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed, automatic]
Listing... Done
xserver-
Other things to note:
* Standard Terminal appears as black-on-black, also with the big black border. xterm works though (with border)
* Boot menu doesn't appear - I get a black screen with a purple border, which (presumably) times out and gives me a graphical login