XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist   
   From: chris@1006.org   
      
   > I think the most useful way forward would be to bisect that problem.   
   > [...]   
   > (Some thoughts I had before considering that bisecting is the right   
   > thing to do: Your machine has two VGA adapters, which is the relevant?   
   > [...]   
      
      
   Hi Uwe,   
      
   thanks for the detailed instructions.   
      
   I looked into this a bit today. First of all I tried to connect   
   different monitors and/or two monitors at the same time and can   
   confirm the problem appears to be uninfluenced by that.   
   Only one of the video outputs is active after linux boots (so   
   it's not that the missing console just moved to the other screen).   
      
   Then I find a *workaround* (not a fix) that works for me: I've   
   just installed xfce4 and lightdm, which gave me a perfectly   
   working graphical console. This is a server, and I needed a   
   console just as a fall-back anyway to access the machine in case   
   of network problems, which the graphical console is fine for.   
      
   Out of curiosity CTRL-ALT-F1..F6 still does not bring up a   
   text console. While on F1-F6 The screen keeps on showing the F7-X11   
   screen, but the mouse cursor disappears. CTRL-ALT-F7 then brings   
   back the mouse cursor, all good.   
      
   As this workaround works for me, I'm sorry to say I will not   
   pursue the git bisecting tests which would consist in more work   
   I can afford at this time.   
      
   Again, I appreciated your answers and suggestions, both Uwe   
   and Kathara.   
      
   Thanks,   
   Chris.   
      
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