[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 593239] Re: [855gm] black screen at logon screen on 1st boot after install

2010-06-16 Thread Gene Cumm
sudo only ever asks for your password. When the prompt says '[sudo] password for ubuser:', it wants the password for the user ubuser. So, in a terminal, you entered 'echo options i915 modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf' (without the quotes, of course), entered your password at

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 593239] Re: [855gm] black screen at logon screen on 1st boot after install

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
I just attempted to do a fresh install on a system with a similar chipset and found this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes Apparently, this is a known issue. Using the first workaround worked perfectly. Append the kernel command line parameter 'i915.modeset=1' and all is