term question

[Rich Rudnick]

Brian McKee wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Darryl Tidd <darryl.tidd at daaokc.com> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>  When I hit ctrl+alt+f1, to go to log in on terminal one, the screen goes
>>  blank and the monitor enters power save mode.  When I hit alt+f7, I get
>>  back to my desktop.
>>  any ideas?
> 
> Intel video ?   See
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/182865
> 
> Solution if that's your problem is to go hack one version of the
> driver for now anyway.....
> 

Another possible reason is incorrect screen resolution in
/etc/usplash.conf , set it to a resolution you know your screen can handle.