ajhcasual, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com /daily-live/current/ .
If it remains an issue, could you please just make a comment to this. ** Tags added: latest-bios-3a07 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - ubuntu 11.10: tty1 is a black screen on first boot + [Acer Aspire 3500] Ubuntu 11.10: tty1 is a black screen on first boot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986001 Title: [Acer Aspire 3500] Ubuntu 11.10: tty1 is a black screen on first boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I had been running ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop, and I wanted to get a more recent version. Due to limited RAM, I selected Xubuntu 11.10 rather then the mainstream Ubuntu distro. After a successful install, I booted up and hit ctrl-alt-F1, and got a black screen. This is the same situation for tty1 through tty6. From the virtual terminal, I verified that getty was running for all the terminals from 1 to 6. [code] $ ps waux | grep getty root 943 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty4 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty4 root 946 0.0 0.1 1968 216 tty5 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5 root 955 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty2 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty2 root 956 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty3 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty3 root 958 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty6 Ss+ 21:50 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty6 root 2220 0.0 0.1 1968 220 tty1 Ss+ 22:19 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1 [/code] I then wanted to find out if it was possible to log in with the black screen. I pressed ctrl-alt-F1 and in the darkness of the screen I typed my username, hit enter, password, enter. The login was successful after a few tries, as I could see the new information in the virtual terminal. Note that the virtual terminal did not show itself(pts/0), and the listing for 'who' was empty until I logged-in on tty1. [code] $ who $ who $ who ajhcasual tty1 2012-04-19 23:20 $ [/code] So, the problem is not the software running on tty1, but it is the failure to display the text. It may be a bug relating to the hardware. My hardware is: Acer Aspire 3500 Intel Celeron M 1.4 GHz 256MB RAM The tty1 screen worked fine in Ubuntu 9.04. I can't test Ubuntu 11.10 as the RAM shortage prevents it from booting properly. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: SI7012 [SiS SI7012], device 0: Intel ICH [SiS SI7012] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: adam 1469 F.... xfce4-volumed adam 1472 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'SI7012'/'SiS SI7012 with ALC203 at irq 18' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC203 rev 0' Components : 'AC97a:414c4770' Controls : 31 Simple ctrls : 20 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 EcryptfsInUse: Yes HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8c71603a-ce4f-4748-9d24-dde9f0d83171 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 3500 Package: linux (not installed) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=356456b9-2868-477c-86cf-a209914fa130 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 PulseSinks: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sinks'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/adam not ours. No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. PulseSources: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sources'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/adam not ours. No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.60 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: oneiric Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 04/06/05 dmi.bios.vendor: Acer dmi.bios.version: 3A07 dmi.board.name: Lugano dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc. dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: , Inc. dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvr3A07:bd04/06/05:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire3500:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnLugano:rvrNotApplicable:cvn,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Aspire 3500 dmi.product.version: Not Applicable dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc. 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