apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected
** Description changed: I had been running ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop, and I wanted to get a more recent version. Due to limited RAM, I selected Xubuntu 11.10 rather then the mainstream Ubuntu distro. After a successful install, I booted up and hit ctrl-alt-F1, and got a black screen. This is the same situation for tty1 through tty6. From the virtual terminal, I verified that getty was running for all the terminals from 1 to 6. [code] $ ps waux | grep getty root 943 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty4 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty4 root 946 0.0 0.1 1968 216 tty5 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5 root 955 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty2 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty2 root 956 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty3 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty3 root 958 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty6 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty6 root 2220 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty1 Ss+ 22:19 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1 [/code] I then wanted to find out if it was possible to log in with the black screen. I pressed ctrl-alt-F1 and in the darkness of the screen I typed my username, hit enter, password, enter. The login was successful after a few tries, as I could see the new information in the virtual terminal. Note that the virtual terminal did not show itself(pts/0), and the listing for 'who' was empty until I logged-in on tty1. [code] $ who $ who $ who ajhcasual tty1 2012-04-19 23:20 $ [/code] So, the problem is not the software running on tty1, but it is the failure to display the text. It may be a bug relating to the hardware. My hardware is: Acer Aspire 3500 Intel Celeron M 1.4 GHz 256MB RAM - The tty1 screen worked fine in Ubuntu 9.04. I can't test Ubuntu 11.10 - as the RAM shortage prevents it from booting properly. + The tty1 screen worked fine in Ubuntu 9.04. I can't test Ubuntu 11.10 as the RAM shortage prevents it from booting properly. + --- + AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. + AplayDevices: + **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** + card 0: SI7012 [SiS SI7012], device 0: Intel ICH [SiS SI7012] + Subdevices: 1/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 + Architecture: i386 + AudioDevicesInUse: + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: adam 1469 F.... xfce4-volumed + adam 1472 F.... pulseaudio + CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory + Card0.Amixer.info: + Card hw:0 'SI7012'/'SiS SI7012 with ALC203 at irq 18' + Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC203 rev 0' + Components : 'AC97a:414c4770' + Controls : 31 + Simple ctrls : 20 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 + EcryptfsInUse: Yes + HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8c71603a-ce4f-4748-9d24-dde9f0d83171 + InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) + Lsusb: + Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 3500 + Package: linux (not installed) + PccardctlIdent: + Socket 0: + no product info available + PccardctlStatus: + Socket 0: + no card + ProcEnviron: + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=356456b9-2868-477c-86cf-a209914fa130 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 + PulseSinks: + Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sinks'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/adam not ours. + No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. + PulseSources: + Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sources'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/adam not ours. + No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. + RelatedPackageVersions: + linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.60 + RfKill: + 0: phy0: Wireless LAN + Soft blocked: no + Hard blocked: no + Tags: oneiric + Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 + UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) + UserGroups: + + WifiSyslog: + + dmi.bios.date: 04/06/05 + dmi.bios.vendor: Acer + dmi.bios.version: 3A07 + dmi.board.name: Lugano + dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc. + dmi.board.version: Not Applicable + dmi.chassis.type: 1 + dmi.chassis.vendor: , Inc. + dmi.chassis.version: N/A + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvr3A07:bd04/06/05:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire3500:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnLugano:rvrNotApplicable:cvn,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A: + dmi.product.name: Aspire 3500 + dmi.product.version: Not Applicable + dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc. ** Attachment added: "AcpiTables.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986001/+attachment/3101685/+files/AcpiTables.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986001 Title: ubuntu 11.10: tty1 is a black screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/986001/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
