Description of problem: With Xen kernel, switching to text console after installing NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.21 does not display login prompt. The screen is just blank. With non-xen kernel, switching to a text console works fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL 5.6 X86_64 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fresh install 5.6 X86_64 2. Install NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.21 and the same version of NVIDIA driver for Xen kernel: sh /tmp/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.21.run -a -x cd /tmp/$pkgbase/kernel IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=y make SYSSRC=/lib/modules/`uname -r`xen/build module cp -i nvidia.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`xen/kernel/drivers/video/ depmod -a `uname -r`xen 3. Reboot and boot into Xen kernel. Switching to a text console by Ctrl+Alt+F<1-6>. Actual results: When switching to text console 1-6, no login prompt is displayed. Expected results: When switching to text console 1-6, login prompt is displayed and allows keyboard interaction Additional info:
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