Sony VGN-AR170 with Ubuntu Dapper using 1.0-8774 with my Nvidia Go 7600 GT. Removing the splash argument from menu.lst for my current kernel solved my problems with virtual terminals as well as Hibernation and Suspend to memory.
-- [upstream] nvidia-glx doesn't restore state on NV35/NV36 cards. Causes random mess on screen or system hang. https://launchpad.net/bugs/32389 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs