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>'''Systems Affected:''' Dimension E520n, XPS 410n |
| - | <br>''Impact:'' Unable to use X | + | <br>'''Impact:''' Unable to use X window system. |
| - | <br>''Workaround:'' Reboot the system. | + | <br>'''Workaround:''' Reboot the system. |
| - | <br>''Fix'': Install xserver-xorg-video-intel driver available in the Ubuntu 7.04 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. | + | <br>'''Fix''': Install xserver-xorg-video-intel driver available in the Ubuntu 7.04 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: | <br> 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 | Then restart, or log out of, your X Window session | ||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 9 August 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 window system.
Workaround: Reboot the system.
Fix: Install xserver-xorg-video-intel driver available in the Ubuntu 7.04 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
