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** Description changed:

  Fatal Server Error:  xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted
  system call
  
  symptoms: stuck at command prompt,
  possible not starting any graphical mode nor console (stuck at the boot-splash blue screen)
  and alt+ctrl+F1..F8 not able to switch to any text nor any graphical mode.
+ "vtch command just hangs"
  
- example affected systems: 
+ It is possible (but not verified) that problem affects people that use
+ kdm instead of gdm (since a change to kdm conf is the workaround)
+ 
+ example affected systems:
  karmic fully updated AMD x64 drivers: fglrx for ati radeon 4350
  lucid fully updated AMD x64 dual core, radeon 3000
  
  error message: the /var/log/X.org.log will contain near end text:
-   Fatal server error:
-   xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call
+   Fatal server error:
+   xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call
  
- workaround: 
-    1. in file /etc/init/kdm.conf insert a "sleep 1" before the "exec kdm" line.  - and then restart the machine fully
+ workaround:
+    1. in file /etc/init/kdm.conf insert a "sleep 1" before the "exec kdm" line.  - and then restart the machine fully. Use kdm instead of gdm (any work around for gdm? or is it needed?).
  -or/and-
-   1.  stop all X  (as root:  stop gdm ; stop kdm ; killall X ; kill `pidof X` ; killall startx)
-   2. after editing the file as above, instead restarting entire system,  use alt+SysRq+R   alt+SysRq+K  magic combo keys on keyboard to restore non-X keyboard, use alt+ctrl+F1..F8 to get the defunct X mod, click there option to restart X.
- 
- 
+   1. stop all X  (as root:  stop gdm ; stop kdm ; killall X ; kill `pidof X` ; killall startx)  also remove locks: /tmp/.X0-lock  and possibly all :  /tmp/.X?-lock    and make sure they are not re-created (no X/kdm/gdm running)
+   2. after editing the file /etc/init/kdm.conf as above, instead restarting entire system,  use alt+SysRq+R   alt+SysRq+K  magic combo keys on keyboard to restore non-X keyboard, use alt+ctrl+F1..F8 to get the defunct X mod, click there option to restart X.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct  3 14:13:25 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  MachineType: BIOSTAR Group TA790GX A2+
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=accf1fa8-088d-41c7-9a3c-527b72bdd860 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
   libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu7
   libdrm2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1
   xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu2
   xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu2
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
  dmi.bios.date: 05/25/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 080014
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: TA790GX A2+
  dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  dmi.chassis.version: 6.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd05/25/2009:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnTA790GXA2+:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnTA790GXA2+:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr6.0:
  dmi.product.name: TA790GX A2+
  dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31-11-generic
  xkbcomp:
   Error: command ['xkbcomp', ':0', '-w0', '-'] failed with exit code 1: No protocol specified
   Error:            Cannot open display ":0"
                     Exiting

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radeon graphics mode and console does not start - xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call
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