[PC-BSD Testing] PCBSD 7.1.1 - Can't use console - additional information

[Kris Moore]

Ian,

Just for kicks, can you reboot re-run the display setup wizard? Then choose "vesa" as your driver for now, and 
log into the desktop. If you then hit ctrl-alt-f1, does the keyboard work?

Also, what type of keyboard is this, PS2 / USB? I'm trying to understand if this is a video driver issue, or
a hal/dbus issue.


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Kris Moore
PC-BSD Software

On Sat, 29 Aug 2009, Ian Robinson wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Ian Robinson <fitchkendall at gmail.com> wrote:
>       I'm have a strange problem when going to console (Ctrl-Alt-F1, F2, etc.).  The problem is 100% repeatable.
>
>       Sometimes when I jump to ttyv0 I see the last of the messages with "Login:" at the bottom.  However you can't log in.  You
>       cannot do anything because it does not react to keystrokes (such as typing "root" or hitting the "Enter" key.
>
>       Sometimes I see a black screen with a white rectangle in the upper left hand corner.  It does not react to keystrokes either.
>
>       I cannot ever remember I time when I had either situation.
>
>       If I try to go to ttyv1, ttyv2, etc. I will see no reference to ttyv1, ttyv2, etc but see only the "frozen" ttyv0 or the
>       white rectangle.  I can, however, jump back to X (PCBSD) with Ctrl-Alt-F9 without any problem.
> 
>
>       Ian Robinson
>       Salem, Ohio
> 
> 
> Here is some more information on this problem.. 
> 
> If you restart to the welcome screen and select the reset video settings choice, you can get to ttyv0, ttyv1, ttyv2, etc. from X and log
> in as root.  However,  you still cannot log in to console after PCBSD is fully loaded.  Rebooting makes no difference either.
> 
> The video card is an Nvidia Quadro FX3400 using Nvidia driver 185.18.29
> 
> 
> Ian Robinson
> Salem, Ohio
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>