8.04 still locks up

[Cybe R. Wizard]

Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>  said:
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > I just did this on my machine.
> > That is, from the GUI I <Ctrl><F1>, logged in then issued
> 
> I think you mean "<Ctrl><Alt><F1>" - otherwise you are still in your
> GUI.
Yes, indeed.  I left the <Alt> out, didn't I?  It felt strange after I
typed it but I suppose that I didn't proofread.
> 
> > <cat /etc/issue> which returned: Ubuntu 8.04.1 \n \l
> > with nothing replaced.  
> 
> That's right if you really log in and issue the command. However, my 
> suggestion to switch to a terminal login screen wasn't meant to
> really log in. It was only meant to show the use of the issue file in
> the real world, i.e. the login screen itself. I used Ctrl-Alt-F2
> intentionally because on tty2 it is more obvious as there are no boot
> messages left over. On tty1 you have to use the enter key to see the
> login message in question. Well, maybe I should have explained it in
> the previous mail.
>  
> Nils
> 
Ah, now I understand and it does show up just that way.  I guess I
never really read the screen before, just typed my login info.

Cybe R. Wizard
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