can't invoke virtual consoles

[geoffrey froner]

Hello and thank you for your offer of help.  I've attached my answers as a
file.  I wasnt aware of how rapidly you or your colleagues respond and so
wasnt explicit as to the problem which I will try to rectify.  When I press
Alt-Ctrl-F# I get a blank screen, though I can return to the GUI desktop
with Alt-Ctrl-F7.  I noticed that the on light on the monitor changes from
green to amber and thinking that might be the problem, I switched the
monitor off and then on again.  Then I get a message that the monitor is in
power saving mode; the only option I have is to invoke the GUI.

I am very impressed with the promptness that Ubuntu responds to requests for
support, unlike the other major distros.  So thank you again.  Let me know
how else I can assist in solving this problem.

G.


On Feb 16, 2008 6:26 PM, sktsee <sktsee at tulsaconnect.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 2008-02-16 at 10:55 -0500, geoffrey froner wrote:
> > I installed Ubu 7.10 on an IBM ThinkCentre.  I have been unable to
> > invoke virtual consoles (Ctl-Alt F#) although everything else works
> > okay.  Can anyone help?
>
> Hopefully, if you can provide the answers to the following questions we
> can get it working. To get these answers you'll need to run some
> commands in a terminal window, like gnome-terminal, or xterm, and
> copy-n-paste the complete output of each command in your reply.
>
> First, install the package hwinfo if it isn't already installed.
> Use Synaptic, or in a terminal type "$ sudo apt-get install hwinfo".
> ** don't put this output in your reply**
>
> 1. What kind of graphics hardware do you have installed on your machine?
> $ hwinfo --gfxcard
>
> 2. What kind of monitor is attached to your machine?
> $ sudo ddcprobe
> If you have your monitor on a kvm, disconnect it from that and connect
> it directly to computer for the purpose of troubleshooting.
>
> 3. Are the right kernel modules loaded?
> $ lsmod |grep fb
> $ lsmod |grep vga
>
> 4. What kind of framebuffer support does your graphics adapter provide?
> $ sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
>
> 5. Do you see the grub boot menu shortly after you power on the machine?
> 5.a If yes, what happens when you select  "Ubuntu 7.10, kernel
> 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)" from the menu and hit enter? Are you
> able to see text in the console scroll by as the OS is loading? Type
> "exit" to continue booting into X once you're at the prompt. If your
> screen is blank, just wait until the disk isn't busy and then hit
> CTL-ALT-DEL to reboot.
> 5.b If you saw text in the console while booting in recovery mode and
> were able to complete booting to X by typing "exit" at the prompt, can
> you now hit CTL-ALT-F# to switch to a vt and see text?
>
> 6. What kernel options are you booting with?
> $ cat /proc/cmdline
>
> That should be enough to start on.
>
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