This problem (which also affects my Inspiron 1100) was not present when I installed the 8.04 KDE4 remix but when I upgraded to Kubuntu 8.10 (and it's also in Ubuntu too).
The problem seems to be with xorg and perhaps the xserver-xorg-video- intel driver. The workaround proposed at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6000430 does not work on my machine; perhaps I made a typo. -- Ubuntu Desktop 8.1.0 does't load - hangs with black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291675 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs