I believe with edgy, there is no more /etc/inittab. This is probably left over from your Dapper install. Edit your /etc/default/console- setup file. There is a variable called ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]".... edit that to suite your needs, reboot and that should fix it for you.
Thanks, printk -- Virtual Consoles still load at startup https://launchpad.net/bugs/61539 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
