Description of problem: When switching to vt 1-6, the console screen looks like some sort of text pattern of random color blocks. Horizontally, it's split by about the right number of lines for the console. Vertically, the width of each color block varies from the standard width of a character to a few pixels wide. Pressing return scrolls the screen, so I'm guessing the console is working and the login prompt is there, but hidden beneath the colors. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xen-3.0.1-4 kernel-xen0-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. switch to vt 1-6 Actual results: multicolored garbage Expected results: console login screen Additional info: I've also noticed that if I'm in vt7 and I shutdown, it switched to a black screen with a blinking cursor. The cursor jumps around as the shutdown messages are output, but I can't actually see the messages - just a black screen with cursor.
Is this still reproducible on the latest stable release+updates? Thanks.
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This report targets FC5, which is now end-of-life. Please re-test against Fedora 7 or later, and if the issue persists, open a new bug. Thanks