[Bug 282068] Re: ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible

[Aisano]

Since moving to Ubuntu 10.04 I cannot switch to a tty by pressing Ctrl-
Alt-F[1-6]. My problem looks exactly like bug 447692 but is
fundamentally different, as 447692 can be cured by deactivating usplash,
which does not make any difference on my computer. Now I thought this
here was my problem, though I cannot see a blinking cursor; still the
rest (being able to log in blindly) is exactly as in Steve's description
above.

Only the remedy proposed here, using startupmanager to change "the
display resolution to 1024x768 with a 24bit depth" (it was 640x480 with
8 bits before) does not help me either. Linux is great for servers but
the multitude of Launchpad bugs related to "Ctrl-Alt-F1" (try a search
for it) might suggest that the Linux desktop (or whatever) is just not
suited for certain hardware configurations and nobody has an idea how to
fix it. We could try and find out which are these configurations, so
people could consider that information upon buying their next computer.

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ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible
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