Alt-F[1-8] switches to text console

[Volodymyr Kolesnykov]

Binary package hint: xorg

This is probably related to Bug #463762

Pressing Alt+F[1-8] switches me from the X server to console. Say, if I press Alt-F4, I am switched to tty4 AND action bound to this key combination (close the window) is executed.

Every time I switch the lines like these are written to the system log:

Jun 5 02:13:11 sjinks acpid: client 1231[0:0] has disconnected
Jun 5 02:13:11 sjinks acpid: client connected from 1231[0:0]
Jun 5 02:13:11 sjinks acpid: 1 client rule loaded

Probably unrealted, but sometimes garbage like this is also written:

Jun 5 02:14:55 sjinks kernel: 5768 p12ut262.483:oainoe d26an42ri=u/boc/p qsdmkr:di_s": u=0od00a=a/a/mi/isru/voiel"523.03te5 ut262.483:orinonpd26 an42rfe/rideto"eee_s": nda=w"sd0 i50a=v/ivi/ik.r.aoetnx<[0768 p=5 ut262.483:ori=i_c"i26pe=3pfl=/sl/vo/o3rut_s=: eemkk"sd0 i50a=/ra/a/isru/voie<>86.18te5 d(7999:34 pao"llkp=2 rt7 ol"sl/vop3 eut_a=:"eemkk"sd0 i50a=v/ivisn.gaoc.ne

# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

# LC_ALL=C apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
  Version table:
     1:7.5+5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

Please let me know if I can provide you with any further information.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 5 02:08:31 2010
DkmsStatus:
 vboxdrv, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-server, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-22-server, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-21-server, x86_64: installed
 vboxnetflt, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-server, x86_64: installed
 vboxnetadp, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-server, x86_64: installed
GdmLog: Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log: No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['kdesudo', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=c4c6034d-3160-4e39-be81-da7ac13ab8bf ro quiet elevator=cfq
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=ru_RU:ru
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 01/05/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0801
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M3A78 PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0801:bd01/05/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A78PRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-server

[Volodymyr Kolesnykov (sjinks)]

Also pressing Alt+Left Arrow switches to the console, Alt+Right Arrow switches back to the X Server

[Volodymyr Kolesnykov (sjinks)]

I have updated to fglrx 2:8.732-0ubuntu1 (from the ATI site), the bug is gone now.