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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

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

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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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