Re: [Solved] Re: Ctrl+alt+Fn not showing consoles

[rudu <rudu@cegetel.net>]

Le 29/04/2010 20:42, Hugo Vanwoerkom a écrit :
> rudupere wrote:
> > Le 29/04/2010 05:55, Justin The Cynical a écrit :
> > > rudu wrote:
> > >
> > > > Launching a graphic session with startx instead of gdm/kdm doesn't
> > > > change anything except that I don't even have any flashing prompt on
> > > > my black screen anymore.
> > >
> > >
> > > This is an old, old bug (IMO) in the binary nvidia module. I've had this
> > > problem since getting Linux running on my old pentium m laptop with a
> > > 6000 go series chip.
> > >
> > > For example:
> > >
> > > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=131639
> > >
> > > and possible fix (seems to be hit or miss):
> > > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=120492
> >
> > Bingo !!
> > That was it, an old bug from nvidia drivers.
> > The workaround that worked for me :
> > Append the line :
> > options nvidia NVreg_UseVBios=0
> > to the file /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-kernel-nkc.conf
> >
> > A big thank you to Justin and everyone who helped.
>
> Good that you got it solved. Except I don't understand when the problem
> started. You must have run at one time w/o black screens. And then they
> started.
>
> Hugo

Well, I've lived with it for quite a long time before calling for help 
here, but IIRC it started after a kernel upgrade, then I couldn't 
install the nvidia driver so I switched to nv, and so on.
I hadn't enough time at the moment to investigate ...

JM