For me this began after following the instructions at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582 (for "optimal") as a remedy for X crashes (bug #355155) in Jaunty.
mikelifegu...@mikelifeguard-laptop:~$ uname -a Linux mikelifeguard-laptop 2.6.29-02062904-generic #02062904 SMP Sun May 24 00:14:52 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux mikelifegu...@mikelifeguard-laptop:~$ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) This seems to be a known issue with the Intel driver; http://intellinuxgraphics.org/2009Q1.html says: * VT switch broken on some machines: bug#19578 (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19578) ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #19578 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19578 -- Cannot access shell https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96713 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
