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  1. 09-21-2011 #1
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    Console Terminals F1 thru F6

    Hello...Just completed installing Ubuntu 11.04 after a long time away from Linux. Installed on an external drive and currently running thru a Sony Vaio Laptop with NVidia Video and 6m Ram. Currently all is fine with exception I cannot use the Ctrl-Alt F1 thru F6 for the console terminals. I get a black screen or a white one that gradually darkens. It will not accept any keyboard inputs nor is there any text displayed. Have played with grub, grub.d and the 00_linux and 10_linux files with no joy from suggestions from one user at Ubuntu forum. This has not helped. Looking for a solution as to what is causing this issue. I am running a 1920x1080 resolution. Desktop Terminal and all other programs are fine. Could use some suggestions if anybody has any ideas. I have also been searching the internet and will continue to search for an answer. Thanks for any help!! Bill....
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    Quote Originally Posted by merc669 View Post
    Hello...Just completed installing Ubuntu 11.04 after a long time away from Linux. Installed on an external drive and currently running thru a Sony Vaio Laptop with NVidia Video and 6m Ram. Currently all is fine with exception I cannot use the Ctrl-Alt F1 thru F6 for the console terminals. I get a black screen or a white one that gradually darkens. It will not accept any keyboard inputs nor is there any text displayed. Have played with grub, grub.d and the 00_linux and 10_linux files with no joy from suggestions from one user at Ubuntu forum. This has not helped. Looking for a solution as to what is causing this issue. I am running a 1920x1080 resolution. Desktop Terminal and all other programs are fine. Could use some suggestions if anybody has any ideas. I have also been searching the internet and will continue to search for an answer. Thanks for any help!! Bill....
    Have you checked /etc/inittab? That's where the virtual consoles are set off from. There should be lines like: c1:2:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux. If they are not there, you'll have to add them.
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    Ubuntu does not use inittab (not in /etc). Uses some other form for control of X11 and Desktop...

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    On ubuntu it will be /etc/init/tty1.conf - I'm using Maverick (10.10), upstart 0.6.6-4.
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    start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]

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exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1
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