[ale] Alt+Ctrl+F# blank screens

Michael Trausch mike at trausch.us
Mon Dec 28 16:55:57 EST 2009


What graphics card and driver combination are you using?  Is there
anything telling in /var/log/Xorg.0.log (substitute your display
number if it isn't zero) or in /var/log/kern.log or
/var/log/debug.log?

   --- Mike

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Gray Frost <grayf327 at gmail.com> wrote:
> If I use a simple non-duel monitor xorg.conf file then all is well.
> With a duel monitor xorg.cong file my duel screens work just fine, I
> just cant see my alt+ctrl+F# sessions.
>
> When using duel monitors my Alt+Ctrl+F# screens are blank. No cursor,
> nothing! I have been operating in duel screen mode for years but for
> some reason have this problem in Ubuntu 9.10. I am using the
> nvidia-settings built xorg.conf file and tried all sort of suggestions
> from others postings to no avail. If I default back to a single
> monitor then my Alt +Ctrl+F# X sessions work fine..
>
> Linux Serenity 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:02:15 UTC
> 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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