Re: virtual text consoles gone
On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 10:26:02AM -0400, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> On my AMD64 etch system, cntl-alt-F1 has stopped giving me a text
> console a month or two ago. Now I haven't been doing anything much to
> it excpet for regular upgrades, and the installation of an ocasional new
> Debian package. Anyone have any ideas where to start looking?
>
> hendrik@april:~$ uname -a
> Linux april 2.6.18-3-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 17:04:37 CET 2006 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
> hendrik@april:~$
Well, the kernel is out of date despite your regular upgrades. I'm on
etch and I'm at 2.6.18-6-amd64.
Try rebooting to single-user (no X) and then doing an update/upgrade
cycle, then reboot.
Doug.
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