Ubuntu 7.04/Issues/Screen goes blank when switching consoles
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<br>''Description:'' On a fully booted system, switching from X (tty7) to any virtual console and then back to X causes the screen to go blank. | <br>''Description:'' On a fully booted system, switching from X (tty7) to any virtual console and then back to X causes the screen to go blank. | ||
| + | <br>''Systems Affected:'' Dimension E520n, XPS 410n | ||
<br>''Impact:'' Unable to use X | <br>''Impact:'' Unable to use X | ||
<br>''Workaround:'' Reboot the system. | <br>''Workaround:'' Reboot the system. | ||
| - | <br>''Fix'': Install | + | <br>''Fix'': Install xserver-xorg-video-intel driver available in the Feisty universe repository. This driver that fixes the problem is already installed and should load by default if your system came pre-installed with the OS from Dell. |
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| + | <br> To install the xserver-xorg-video-intel driver: | ||
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| + | sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel | ||
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| + | Then restart, or log out of, your X Window session | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 23 May 2007
Description: On a fully booted system, switching from X (tty7) to any virtual console and then back to X causes the screen to go blank.
Systems Affected: Dimension E520n, XPS 410n
Impact: Unable to use X
Workaround: Reboot the system.
Fix: Install xserver-xorg-video-intel driver available in the Feisty universe repository. This driver that fixes the problem is already installed and should load by default if your system came pre-installed with the OS from Dell.
To install the xserver-xorg-video-intel driver:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Then restart, or log out of, your X Window session
