Package: console-tools Version: 1:0.2.3dbs-68 Severity: normal
Following a recent upgrade which included console-tools, and other packages, I can no longer see the output from the VTs. Here's what happens. Boot system. Grub 2 loads Starting up... Rather than the usual boot messages here the monitor switches to standby. Eventually KDM starts and screen comes back on. CTRL-ALT-F1 at the KDM prompt, or after logging in, changes to the VT, but the X image stays on the screen. I can test that the VT is active by typing username and password then, for example doing: #echo HELLO WORLD > /tmp/vt1.txt ALT-F7 returns me to X and I can see /tmp/vt1.txt, as expected. Shutting down the system results in a black display once X has shut down, then after the system powers off the monitor goes into standby. For some time I have been using "quiet vga=791" in Grub. Removing "quiet" seems to work, at first. Boot messages are visible, and I am able to switch to a virtual terminal. However after logging into KDE, kwin CPU usage goes to 100% and I am no longer able to switch to a VT. Shutdown displays the same black screen as when using "quiet". -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages console-tools depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libconsole 1:0.2.3dbs-68 Shared libraries for Linux console ii lsb-base 3.2-23 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip Versions of packages console-tools recommends: ii console-common 0.7.85 basic infrastructure for text cons ii console-data 2:1.10-3 keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall Versions of packages console-tools suggests: pn kbd-compat <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
