I recently installed the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel in my Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop that has been happily running Kubuntu for several years now. After installation I re-booted as directed. At the point in the boot process the x-server normally starts I saw some strange lines and colours on my screen, and then everything went blank. I tried to re-start the x-server with Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc, but nothing happened. I re-booted into the recovery mode of the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel and tried the option of correcting an x-server. I saw a message about overwriting a custom xorg.conf file, and then chose "Resume normal boot". My box booted into Kubuntu as per normal. I checked the new xorg.conf file and found it was quite a "vanilla" file, with many generic entries, quite different from my old xorg.conf file that made specific reference to my video card, etc.
My problem is that the video problem re-occurs on every boot. I see some garbled video and then the screen blanks. If I shut down and re-boot in recovery mode, selecting "Resume normal boot" option, I boot into my desktop. For some reason the "vanilla" xorg.conf file works during a boot in recovery mode, but not in a normal boot.
Further, my wife has an laptop that is 100% identical to mine, but with Ubuntu 8.04installed (she prefers that interface). Her box performs normally after the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel upgrade.
Has any one else encountered this problem with the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel? Any ideas how I can correct the xorg.conf file so it will work on a normal boot.?
My problem is that the video problem re-occurs on every boot. I see some garbled video and then the screen blanks. If I shut down and re-boot in recovery mode, selecting "Resume normal boot" option, I boot into my desktop. For some reason the "vanilla" xorg.conf file works during a boot in recovery mode, but not in a normal boot.
Further, my wife has an laptop that is 100% identical to mine, but with Ubuntu 8.04installed (she prefers that interface). Her box performs normally after the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel upgrade.
Has any one else encountered this problem with the 2.6.24-19-386 kernel? Any ideas how I can correct the xorg.conf file so it will work on a normal boot.?
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