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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

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blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

this has been the case even before i installed x. i didn't see it as a problem as i prefer to just use screen anyway. still, it shouldn't be a problem. i had the same issue in ubuntu and it seems to be a nvidea issue.

Abelian

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Registered: 2008-04-23

Posts: 63

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

I had this issue in ubuntu and something in this post below fixed it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3593262

I think its to do with resolution not being set properly

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

I had this issue in ubuntu and something in this post below fixed it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3593262

I think its to do with resolution not being set properly

i'm not sure that applies to me. anyway, thanks for the response. i may just leave well enough alone.

sweiss

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Registered: 2004-02-16

Posts: 635

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Could it be an issue with your /etc/inittab file?
Can you post its content here?

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Misbah

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Registered: 2008-02-27

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Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Could it be an issue with your /etc/inittab file?
Can you post its content here?

#
# /etc/inittab
#

#  Runlevels:
#    0    Halt
#    1(S)       Single-user
#    2    Not used
#    3    Multi-user
#    4    Not used
#    5    X11
#    6    Reboot

## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
#id:5:initdefault:

rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p

# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# Example lines for starting a login manager
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null

# End of file

sweiss

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Registered: 2004-02-16

Posts: 635

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Hmm, that looks pretty fine, I guess.

Anyone else got any ideas?

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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Hmm, that looks pretty fine, I guess.

Anyone else got any ideas?

when i ran into this same problem in ubuntu, i just uninstalled the nvidea driver and all was fine. unfortunately, i don't know what was left that ran things.

Zepp

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Registered: 2006-03-25

Posts: 334

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Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Are the agetty processes running?

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

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Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

Are the agetty processes running?

according to htop, they are.

Zepp

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-25

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Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

So even before X starts and before you login you only have tty1? Switching just gives you blank screens?

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

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Re: blank screen with alt+f2-6 in console

So even before X starts and before you login you only have tty1? Switching just gives you blank screens?

i have tty1 and when i try to switch, i get a blank screen with a blinking cursor. if i try, then, to switch back to tty1, i end up with just a blank screen and a blinking cursor. these blank screens appear to accept no input, but trying to do it blindly, i'm not sure how accurate my input has been.