Upgrade of Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 failed, firstly after on-line upgrade, then after fresh install from live CD. The install process seemed to complete successfully, but after the final restart the system hung on a black (blank) screen after GRUB. Tried all the recovery mode tricks I could find, but no luck. Installed Ubuntu 9.10 and got the same result: blank screen after GRUB. I notice quite a few other people have had same problem with various hardware including laptops. Mine is P4 3GHz with 1Gb RAM. I restored life to this computer by re-installing 9.04 and it works fine now - I got my screen and system back. What's wrong with Ubuntu & Kubuntu 9.10 ?
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Re: Kubuntu 9.10 fails after GRUB with blank screen
That's a video framebuffer problem -- review #2 in the FAQs in my signature. -
Re: Kubuntu 9.10 fails after GRUB with blank screen
Thanks for the prompt reply dibl, I read your FAQ #2, which suggests trial & error approach to modifying the kernel boot codes. This looks tedious and time consuming, and I haven't tried it yet. Since I have 9.04 restored and the computer operational again, is there a way to interrogate the system to find out exactly what code is required to make 9.10 work ? The 1920x1080 screen is being driven by a Radeon 9250 128Mb card.Comment
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