Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: svgatextmode
/etc/init.d/svgatextmode is set to start at boottime via a symlink i
/etc/rcS.d/ . The problem is that the console is not initialized at this time,
so SVGATextMode refuses to run without the -x argument, e.g.:
Invoking SVGATextMode... /sbin/SVGATextMode: ERROR: You can only run
SVGATextMode from a virtual terminal (=not in X or remotely), unless you use
the '-x' option.
The first fix that comes to mind is to change line 23 as suggested by the
output:
/sbin/SVGATextMode >/dev/null
becomes:
/sbin/SVGATextMode -x >/dev/null
This might be undesirable for folks who try to run
/etc/init.d/svgatextmode remotely or from X (as they don't get to see
their results), but I don't think that is a big deal. If it is, the
script could auto-detect if it's being called from the boot process or
by hand by a user, and proceed accordingly with or without the -x
argument.
But again, that strikes me as overkill - the easy fix is to just pass -x
in. I doubt anyone will complain, since most kernels use vga=792 by
default anyway.
** Affects: svgatextmode (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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svgatextmode doesn't start properly at boot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/111431
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