Comment 6 for bug 282068

One additional item - I am using KDE and KDM. I'm going to try to switch out
kdm later today.

Phil

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Phil Hopkins <email address hidden>wrote:

> 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.
>>
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>> 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
>>
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