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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:
  Expired

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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