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#1 2012-03-16 15:53:00

phillyman1025
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Registered: 2012-03-11
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Can't tty

I have just done a fresh install of Archbang and I can't access tty. I've pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2-F6 and all I get is a blank screen with a blinking white line. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 2012-03-17 07:13:52

oliver
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Re: Can't tty

does the bootup screen look right?  I.e. you see messages up until SLIM kicks in (if you're using SLIM)?

Can you do a 'ps -ef | grep tty' and do you see processes for tty2 tty3 tty4 etc

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#3 2012-03-17 07:46:29

phillyman1025
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Re: Can't tty

The bootup screen goes through and displays the messages before slim. I checked the processes and the ttys are there. Still can't use tty

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#4 2012-03-17 19:53:28

oliver
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Re: Can't tty

maybe try another tty program?  Just guessing here... i.e. if you're using agetty, try mingetty.  You don't need to change every tty, just one for testing (look in /etc/inittab for where it's set)

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#5 2012-03-19 08:17:30

phillyman1025
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Re: Can't tty

I'll give it a try when I get the chance. Probably will be this weekend. I'm currently swamped with school homework and projects.

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#6 2012-03-19 09:04:44

oliver
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Re: Can't tty

these are launched from /etc/inittab BTW... so if you did any edits there, double check them

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