And you can't identify any pattern or cause for it going dead? It just happens randomly after it had been working fine? And switching to another tty and back doesn't help?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1595963 Title: vt1-6 getting stuck or blank Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: It's happening from time to time that my vt1-6 are getting stuck (showing tty1 and no input) or blank (just black) completely. Restarting system-getty.slice or console-getty.slice doesn't help. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Jun 24 10:00:54 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-06 (48 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) SourcePackage: util-linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) --- ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-06 (48 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 12-9Q33 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu6 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=ZFS=/root ro root=ZFS=username-laptop/root quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10 SystemdDelta: [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf [EXTENDED] /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service → /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d/xdiagnose.conf 3 overridden configuration files found. Tags: xenial Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sbuild sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A06 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd04/15/2014:svnDellInc.:pnXPS12-9Q33:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rnXPS12-9Q33:rvrA06:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified: dmi.product.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.product.version: A06 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1595963/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

