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 PROTECTED]>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 PROTECTED]> 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 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> 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 >> > > -- ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
