Fedora 9 text console doesn't work

i-levy · #1 24th May 2008, 06:11 AM

Hi

I am trying to go into text console using keyboard shortcuts like: CTRL+ALT+F1 but it doens't work for me.
My monitor displaying: Entering sleep mode when I try to go the first text console.

So where is the text console in Fedora 9?

Thanks.

i-levy · #2 27th May 2008, 06:01 AM

Nobody has this issue? Only me?

sidebrnz · #3 27th May 2008, 07:50 AM

Ctrl-Alt-F1 gives you the first virtual console, which is the one you're on currently. To get to another one, try using Ctrl-Alt-F2 through 6. Then, when you're done, use Ctrl-Alt-F1 to come back and Ctrl-Alt-F7 to restart X. HTH, HAND.

i-levy · #4 28th May 2008, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidebrnz

Ctrl-Alt-F1 gives you the first virtual console, which is the one you're on currently. To get to another one, try using Ctrl-Alt-F2 through 6. Then, when you're done, use Ctrl-Alt-F1 to come back and Ctrl-Alt-F7 to restart X. HTH, HAND.

Yes I know that. It worked me in Fedora8 but it doesn't work in Fedora9! I
I don't know why? It has been disabled?

Thanks.

1ikki1 · #5 31st May 2008, 10:08 PM

I've the same issue, does anyone know a solution¿

scottro · #6 1st June 2008, 01:15 AM

I can't reproduce it here. Ctl+alt+F1 doesn't give me a login, but Ctl+Alt+F2 does. I haven't looked into it, as that's sufficient. (I don't know if it makes a difference, but I boot into runlevel 3, text mode, and when I want to run X, type startx.

i-levy · #7 1st June 2008, 10:23 AM

I've tried all combination CTRL+ALT+F1 to CTRL+ALT+F12 ! Only the CTRL+ALT+F7 give me the grafical mode. I can't go into text mode virtual console.

So it seems there is no solution.

thunderogg · #8 1st June 2008, 10:32 AM

It works for me. I run F9 with the new Nvidia driver.

i-levy · #9 2nd June 2008, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderogg

It works for me. I run F9 with the new Nvidia driver.

OK. Then 100% the ATI based motherboard (AMD 690G) driver is the issue.
Thank you.

quanta2010 · #10 19th June 2008, 05:42 AM

I've the same issue. I have tried Ctrl + Alt + Fi (i=1->6) but cannot login, after type password, I get back the prompt login:

Code:

home login:

A my friend is using Centos 5 and he also get the this issue. Does anyone know any solutions?

quanta2010 · #11 21st June 2008, 06:17 PM

Additional infomations:

Code:

# cat /var/log/secure
Jun 20 23:27:19 home login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user quanta by LOGIN(uid=0)
Jun 20 23:27:23 home login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user quanta by quanta(uid=0)
Jun 20 23:27:26 home login: pam_unix(login:auth): authentication failure; logname=quanta uid=0 euid=0 tty=tty1 ruser= rhost=  user=quanta
Jun 20 23:27:28 home login: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM (null) FOR quanta, Authentication failure
Jun 20 23:27:31 home login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user quanta by quanta(uid=0)
Jun 20 23:27:36 home login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user root by quanta(uid=0)

Code:

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 16)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
08:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
08:03.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
08:03.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

Code:

$ dmesg | tail
login[2515]: segfault at bf80a000 ip 002a9a27 sp bf806798 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[233000+163000]
login[6159]: segfault at bf995000 ip 002a9a27 sp bf990148 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[233000+163000]

scottro · #12 21st June 2008, 10:07 PM

If you use ctl+alt+F1 or F2 to get out of the graphical environment to get to text console, then ctl+alt+F7 is what you would type to get back to the graphical environment. (I think I've missed something in the thread, but when I saw that only ctl+alt+F7 gave you the graphical screen, that is expected behavior---IF you've been in graphical mode, then gotten out of it with ctl+alt+F(1,2, whatever).

quanta2010 · #13 22nd June 2008, 08:15 AM

@scottro: I think you don't understand problem which I get.
Normally, I'm running at runlevel 5 and everything is OK. But, when I switch to any Virtual Console (Ctrl + Alt + Fi (i=1->6) or type "init 3") I cannot login. After typing the password, login prompt appear again. Even when I set default runlevel to 3 by editting /etc/inittab, nothing change.

In summary: I cannot login at runlevel 3.

JEO · #14 22nd June 2008, 09:08 AM

quanta: your issue is not the same as the original poster's. The o/p was unable to see any of the text login screens most likely due to video driver problem.

Your problem is that you can see the text login screens but you can't log in there successfully.

You have a segmentation fault by login in libc-2.8.so. So start by checking the versions you have of glibc and util-linux-ng packages.
rpm -qv glibc
rpm -qv util-linux-ng

quanta2010 · #15 22nd June 2008, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JEO

quanta: your issue is not the same as the original poster's. The o/p was unable to see any of the text login screens most likely due to video driver problem.

Your problem is that you can see the text login screens but you can't log in there successfully.

OK, I have not read carefully

Quote:

Originally Posted by JEO

You have a segmentation fault by login in libc-2.8.so. So start by checking the versions you have of glibc and util-linux-ng packages.
rpm -qv glibc
rpm -qv util-linux-ng

Code:

# rpm -qv glibc
glibc-2.8-3.i686

Code:

# rpm -qv util-linux-ng
util-linux-ng-2.13.1-6.fc9.i386

Why do you think it's related to util-linux-ng package?