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Re: No console from X



On Friday 15 May 2009 02:22:06 Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Thu,14.May.09, 20:57:29, Ed Jabbour wrote:
> > I can't get to a console from X.  I.e., alt-ctrl-f1, 2 .... get me only a
> > black screen with no prompt.  The same thing happens if I try "console
> > login" from kdm.  inittab is the default.  Graphics driver NVidia
> > 173.14.09.  Any hints, pointers, appreciated.
>
> Does 'chvt 1' (as root) work? What Debian version (lenny/stable, ...)
> are you using?

Running  lenny.  No, chvt 1 gets me the same black screen.  


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