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can't change to none graphical TTY

Asked by maxwell

Hi,

yesterday i installed the new Ubuntu 7.10(the bug also exists in the previous ubuntu release)

After installing the nvidia driver(nvidia-glx-new) to enable the nice desktop effect i've got the following problem:

Everytime i want to change to a none-graphical TTY(e.g. by pressing STRG + ALT + F1) the screen crashes - the system is still working. so i can login on TTY1 but i don't see anything. Pressing STRG + ALT + F7 for the graphical environment "refreshes" the screen and i can work again ;)

I'm running a SONY VAIO VGN-S4M/S and have a Geforce Go 6200.

i hope you can help - i love my TTY's ;) and sorry for my bad english

cheers and thanks
max

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Can try this https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/15560

HTH

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maxwell (m-hintersteiner-gmail) said : 		#2

i tried this solution but it sadly doesn't solve the problem :(

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Adam Pan (adamppan) said : 		#3

I have the exact same bug.

Also running on a vaio s4, geforce go 6200.

TTY and shutdown, restart, log out, all produce weird colourful screens

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maxwell (m-hintersteiner-gmail) said : 		#4

I have problems with shutdown, restart, and log out too.

The screen doesn't simply turn black - it's getting garbage ;)

I think I will try the orginal nvidia driver - maybe this helps

I hope there is a workaround for this annoying problem.

cheers

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maxwell (m-hintersteiner-gmail) said : 		#5

I just installed ubuntu hardy beta(kernel: 2.6.24-12-generic, nvidia-glx-new: 169.12) - the problem still exists :(

installing the original nvidia driver also doesn't solve the problem.

I also googled a lot but I found no solution...

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Jignesh Borad (jigneshborad) said : 		#6

Is this problem still there?

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maxwell (m-hintersteiner-gmail) said : 		#7

I hardly can tell because I sold my notebook :(