[SOLVED] external monitor fail when switching to console.

[twoHats]

Hi All - I am using an external monitor on a laptop whose default screen is dead. This works fine with Gnome or KDE, but when i do a switch to console (ctrl-alt-fnX) my monitor loses it's signal, and i wind up with a black screen. Alt-fn7 gets me back fine, but i am really missing the console...

Ubuntu 8.04.4

Computer switch monitor key (fn-f does nothing, even tho it works fine when in Gnome.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[fizmat]

I have the same problem and googled all over the place but haven't found the answer (but found several old topics on various forums asking for help with this issue). Looks like it's not a very common problem. Maybe hardware-specific.
Toshiba Satellite A10, Ubuntu 9.10

[twoHats]

Thanks for the reply...

This exact setup has worked as it should on Kubuntu 8.4.3 but (like an idiot) i decided i wanted to try Gnome and switched to Ubuntu on my latest install. In most ways i like it better (static ip setup actually works - treated monitor correctly out of the gate. Right now this is the only real issue (we will see about mounting ftp shares later...).

Dell Inspiron E1505 - Ubuntu 8.4.4

[twoHats]

Ok...This problem was not "solved" - It just went away. After doing nothing, because i am random, i tried again, and it worked! I can now get to all 6 terminals...

Always knew computers were magic boxes...