Re: Blank TTYs using the nvidia binary driver

[Justin The Cynical <cynical@penguinness.org>]

Steve Kreyer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a problem using my TTYs in conjunction with the nvidia binary 
> driver: When I want to switch to any tty using Ctrl+Alt+FX, the graphic 
> card doesn't want to output anything, and my monitor turns off.

This is an old issue with the NVidia binary blog drivers.  I've had this 
problem as well on my laptop, but not an older AGP card.

This thread on the nvidia forums may have your fix:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=126534&highlight=black+tty