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Re: etch upgrade: console garbled after running X



"Michael Pobega" <pobega@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 11:11:16PM -0400, David Zelinsky wrote:
> > I just upgraded to etch (with xorg) from sarge (with xfree86).
> > Had some problems with xserver-xorg not being installed, but finally
> > got X running again.  It seems to work fine, but when I try to switch
> > to a virtual terminal, I just see what appears to be a garbled and
> > magnified version of the X display.  It's the same no matter which VT
> > I try.
> > 
> > I know the VT is responding to the keyboard, because I can log in and
> > do stuff, which I can detect from the X session.  I just can't see
> > what I'm typing.  Switching back to the X session with Ctl-Alt-F7 also
> > works.
> > 
> > Can someone tell me how to fix this?  
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -David
> > 
> > 
> 
> What's your video card, and what driver are you using?

video card: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02)
driver: ati

The machine is an IBM Thinkpad T41.

Another problem: last night it locked up when I tried to put it to
sleep, although it had previously (but since the upgrade) gone through
a sleep-wake cycle successfully.  I don't know if this is related to
the VT problem (I expect not).

-David



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