[Bug 1595963] Re: vt1-6 getting stuck or blank

[Phillip Susi]

When the tty goes blank though, can you still switch to the KDE desktop,
and back to the tty?  And is it still blank if and when you do?

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Title:
  vt1-6 getting stuck or blank

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  It's happening from time to time that my vt1-6 are getting stuck
  (showing tty1 and no input) or blank (just black) completely.

  Restarting system-getty.slice or console-getty.slice doesn't help.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Jun 24 10:00:54 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-06 (48 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-06 (48 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 12-9Q33
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu6
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=ZFS=/root ro root=ZFS=username-laptop/root quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  SystemdDelta:
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf
   [EXTENDED]   /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service → /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d/xdiagnose.conf
   
   3 overridden configuration files found.
  Tags:  xenial
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sbuild sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A06
  dmi.board.name: XPS 12-9Q33
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A06
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd04/15/2014:svnDellInc.:pnXPS12-9Q33:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rnXPS12-9Q33:rvrA06:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
  dmi.product.name: XPS 12-9Q33
  dmi.product.version: A06
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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