Comment 5 for bug 282068

Sorry - I have NVIDIA. If I CTL-ALT-F1 - only, I get the blinking cursor. I
need a command line without X-server running to install the latest NVIDIA
drivers. I am running on a Dell with an Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz 2G RAM,
resolution 1280x1080 with two monitors running in twin view. When I boot all
logos and everything is fine. I am going to look at the xorg log files to
see if I can find anything.

Phil

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Steve McInerney <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Am wondering if possibly relevant - are we all using ATI video hardware?
>
> ATM this is working for me, but if I CTL-ALT-F1 - only, I get immediately
> bounced back into X.
> Repeat the C-A-F1 and get a console login prompt. Do a C-A-F2 and don't get
> the bouncing behaviour - straight to the prompt. Weird.
>
> Other things that may/not be relevant to a workaround - The ubuntu logo was
> getting garbaged during the boot process. So I switched via 'Startup
> Manager' to using '1024x768' for the display resolution with 16bits colour
> depth.
> Otherwise, the default X resolution is 1920 x 1280.
>
> I'm pretty sure the above fixes were post the problem going away; but
> .... possibly poor memory of events and sequences.
>
> --
> ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282068
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>
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Is similar to bug #181748, but the system does not hang.
> ctrl-alt-f7 and are back at a working X11.
> Just have no ability to get a simple text only console up.
>
> ctrl-alt-f1 thru f6 drops to the text console screen, but only see a
> blinking cursor in the top left hand corner.
> No login/password request at all. No keystrokes appear to generate any
> cursor response.
> Typing blind; one does actually login successfully (C-A-F2; userid;
> password; top; for example did work and the top program could be seen
> attached to tty2), but there is no output on the console.
>
>
> Was working in Hardy; Was broken after upgrade to Intrepid-beta.
>
> $ lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
> Release: 8.10
>