Bug 162567

Summary: Screen goes blank when switching from init 5 to init 3
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Shrinivas Varanasy <shrinivas_varanasy>
Component: xorg-x11Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List <xgl-maint>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description Shrinivas Varanasy 2005-07-06 13:06:30 UTC
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Description of problem:
I installed Fedora core 4 on my Inspiron 700m Laptop.
The installation and everything was successful.
Problem:
When switching from init 5 to init 3 the screen goes blank.
I set the Monitor : Generic Laptop LCD 1280*800
          Display device : intel 855
          Screen resolution : 1280 x 800

Any help please..

Thanks in advance
Shrinivas

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.edited /etc/inittab to default run level 5
2.#system-config-display 
3.Changed drivers 
4.rebooted
5.at GUI desktop opened terminal
6.# init 3

  

Actual Results:  Screen goes blank

Expected Results:  Command line interface (init level 3)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Sergio Basto 2005-07-07 17:18:27 UTC
Funny I have a similar problem but with my intel 810, (desktop PIII 500 mhz), 
when switch from init level 5 to init level 3 sometimes becomes all in blue
colors instead of black.

Comment 2 Shrinivas Varanasy 2005-07-08 08:53:16 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Funny I have a similar problem but with my intel 810, (desktop PIII 500 mhz), 
> when switch from init level 5 to init level 3 sometimes becomes all in blue
> colors instead of black.

After submitting the bug,I had gone through the existing bugs related to
xorg-X11 and fortunately found a solution.
Solution:
1. Downloaded libvgahw.a from ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/libvgahw.a
2. Replaced the existing /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a with the downloaded
one   
3. #system-config-display 
4. Monitor type : Generic LCD 1280x800
   Display device : Intel 855
and saved the configuration.
Once I rebooted I see that my problem is solved.

Sergio,

In your case follow the above steps from 1-3 and set the display device to Intel
810, As I dont know which monitor you are using If it is listed fine else select
Generic LCD/CRT 1280x800.
reboot the machine.
And see your problem is solved.. congrats.
I assumed you have installed FC-4.
for more details you may look into
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161242

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 161242 ***