[Tfug] black screen

[Terence Rudkin]

Boot to run level 3 and check the error logs.    I am sure some video is
missing ad the an apt-get  for the msiing drvr

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Ray Reeves <arizray at comcast.net> wrote:

> Tried the older kernel (11), no good.
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terence Rudkin" <trudkin at gmail.com>
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:22:18 AM GMT -07:00 U.S. Mountain Time
> (Arizona)
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] black screen
>
> Sometimes the propitiatory video drivers do not get updated when a kernel
> gets updated.    On the boot screen pick an older kernel.  This should get
> you booted OK.  Then you can search or build the new video drivers
>
> TR
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Ray Reeves <arizray at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> AAAARRGGG.
>>
>> Installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a Dell Inspiron 1100 and all was well. Did a
>> update and it boots into the system ok but the screen is black. I booted
>> into a terminal and deleted compiz and compiz core. No good.
>>
>> Booted into the recovery os, fixed broken packages, xterm etc to no avail.
>>
>> Could use some ideas, I really don't want to use XP.........
>>
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