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Bug#819077: linux-image-4.4.0-1-amd64: virtual consoles become unavailable and cause display problems

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On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 15:30 +0100, Fedor Uvarov wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 4.4.6-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Since the update to 4.4.0-1 i've been regularly encountering a problem where
> virtual consoles (available by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1..6) "freeze up" after
> working in the X session for some time. Namely, one of two things happen:
> 
> * Sometimes every virtual console shows no login prompt, but only an unmoving,
> unblinking cursor. This seems to only happen if I am not logged into any text
> console.
> * Sometimes the same image will show up for all consoles (no matter which one I
> switch to), which is a frozen image from one of them. This can happen whether
> I'm logged in on one of the ttys or not.
[...]
> ** Loaded modules:
> cmac
> rfcomm
> ecb
> ctr
> ccm
> bbswitch(O)
[...]

Please test whether this still happens without bbswitch loaded.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Anthony's Law of Force: Don't force it, get a larger hammer.

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Bug#819077: linux-image-4.4.0-1-amd64: virtual consoles become unavailable and cause display problems Fedor Uvarov <uayars@gmail.com> - 2016-03-23 15:40 +0100
  Bug#819077: linux-image-4.4.0-1-amd64: virtual consoles become unavailable and cause display problems Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-03-23 22:30 +0100
    Bug#819077: linux-image-4.4.0-1-amd64: virtual consoles become unavailable and cause display problems uayars@gmail.com - 2016-03-24 14:10 +0100

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