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Originally Posted by zuzoa
So wait, is your problem that once you change virtual consoles (CTRL-ALT-F1, F2, etc) you cannot return your graphical desktop? Or is it that you cannot get to these other virtual consoles?
If it's the latter, I retract my suggestion for changing your video driver. You may just not have those consoles enabled in /etc/inittab.
If you're in a graphical desktop, you should be able to access a terminal with a terminal emulator such as gnome-terminal or xterm, FYI.
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I am in a graphical desktop. And desktop terminals work. However to update NVidia drivers using the latest version means you need to do this in a non-graphical terminal (X11 stopped). This is not possible at this time. Also in case of X11 errors or freeze "Ctrl-Alt-Bacspace" does not work from laptop. Not sure why. From reading about Ubuntu these Virtual Consoles (Ctrl-Alt-F1 thru F6) should be working. Ctrl-Alt-F7 does bring you back to X11 Desktop.
Bill....
P.S. Here is the Xorg.0.log after trying to use Ctrl-Alt-F1;
8562.928] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 8563.032] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 8563.421] (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: failed to open grail, no gesture support
[ 8563.421] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
[ 8607.614] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 8607.836] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 8608.261] (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: failed to open grail, no gesture support
[ 8608.261] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
And this is from syslog;
Sep 23 17:20:21 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: client 1029[0:0] has disconnected
Sep 23 17:20:21 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: client 1029[0:0] has disconnected
Sep 23 17:20:21 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: client connected from 1029[0:0]
Sep 23 17:20:21 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Sep 23 17:20:22 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: client connected from 1029[0:0]
Sep 23 17:20:22 merc669-VPCF115FM acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Both of these updated with this after trying to use "Ctrl-Alt-F1", F7 to return to X11 Desktop.