Re: virtual terminal not working compaq armada

[Alexander Schmehl <schmehl@informatik.uni-frankfurt.de>]

* Peter Baker <peterbaker@myrealbox.com> [031105 12:16]:

> i have a compaq armada with debian installed
> x runs fine, but i when i switch to a virtual terminal ctrl alt f1, ctrl 
> alt f2, etc , i get colored stripes down the screen, its just a mess. is 
> this anything to do with my X settings? surely not? is there any setting 
> that changes how the virtual terminals are displayed?

I have a compaq armada e 500 running very fine, but I guess you might
have a problem with the framebuffer console (that is the driver,
displaying the penguin in the upper left corner, when you boot).

Try booting with the parameter vga=normal or vga=791, and see if it
solves your problem. If it does, add it to your /etc/lilo.conf (or what
boot loader you are using), and run /sbin/lilo.


Yours sincerely,
  Alexander