Hi Andrew,
I was able to find a workaround to your problem.
For the little story I was experiencing the same problem on my own config
(since dist-upgrade from wheezy to jessie).
My config:
* GNU/Debian jessie/sid
*"linux 3.9-1-amd64"
* fglrx-* : 1:13.4-2
In order to "recover" access to the TTY I just update some grub2 config files :
1) in /etc/default/grub add the following :
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768,800x600
2) in /etc/grub.d/00_header add the following just after the line "set
gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}"
set gfxpayload=1280x1024,1024x768x,800x600
3) launch command to update grub:
$> update-grub
And after a reboot everything come back to normal : access to TTY with the
CTRL-ALT-F* was available...
Best regards,
Ressource link (in French) :
http://www.tux-planet.fr/plymouth-et-les-drivers-proprietaires-nvidia/
