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For it to work permanently, you should modify /etc/default/grub. You can edit the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" , deleting the words quiet splash. Also change or insert the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX . . . to read GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=nomodeset or whatever option(s) you want Then run update-grub. This will give an aesthetically pleasing scroll of boot processes. At least that's the way it used to be. I gave up on Grub2 and use "legacy" Grub, which is much simpler and more convenient, in my opinion. |
More permanent solution to the Ctrl-Alt-F1 to Ctrl-Alt-F6 blank screen problem
I tested impert's suggestions in detail and arrived at the following fix.
In interest of readability I repeat myself. My five points are as follows: 1) I first discovered that Ubuntu does not use /etc/inittab ... so workaround suggesting modifications thereof are unhelpful. 2) Lack of inittab is not a problem if it turns out that getty is running. Do a top and check that getty or mingetty is running. 3) To be really sure getty is running, do ctrl-alt-f1 and assume you are at a login screen even though screen appears blank. Log in as root (on Ubuntu I always enable root) and type reboot. For me it worked. That confirmed that I did have a functioning terminal -- but it was invisible. 4) Modify /etc/default/grub looking to delete "quiet splash" as has been suggested several places and make the following specific changes: Code:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" <-- Commented this line out It is entirely possible that even more minor changes to /etc/default/grub will work ... but I only tested this far. |
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