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[Peter Belew <abcruzww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

When I switch to a text console with ctrl-alt-Fn, I get a background
screen filled with multicolored random pixels. I am able to log in
(despite not being able to see what I'm typing), and can switch back to
X with alt-F7, and see the login with 'who'. I believe this system is
using a Openchrome driver. This has been happening at least since the
Karmic beta release. This system has a Jetway 625EMPxxx or 625EMWxxx
motherboard with a VIA chipset. The graphic controller is

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8623 [Apollo
CLE266] integrated CastleRock graphics (rev 03)

Ubuntu version and kernel version
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu karmic (development branch)"
Linux lightning 2.6.31-13-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 10 15:27:55 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
model name	: VIA Samuel 2
cpu MHz		: 798.000

This is also happening on my other Karmic test system, an Averatec 3280
laptop. The behavior switching into and out of a text console is
identical to what I see on this system. The laptop's graphic controller
is

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
K8M800/K8N800/K8N800A [S3 UniChrome Pro] (rev 01)

For that system, see Bug #447595.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 11 10:44:52 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic root=UUID=abc294df-e770-44a1-a962-8b0f3305e343 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.44-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 architecture:       i686kernel:             2.6.31-13-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Console screens unusable, filled with random colors
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/448911
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