I have a work around for the problem. Once the OS is fully booted (I listen for the entry sound); I close the cover and reopen it. The screen returns to normal.
My power management settings for "On battery power" is to blank the screen. Ernie -- Cannot use ACER 5051AWXMi when running on battery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174231 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