I just tested Acer Aspire 1692WLMi with Edgy Eft Knot 1. The bug still exists. the screen goes off when X server starts. I solved the problem by adding
Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,AUTO" in driver section as shiechka suggests. There is no need to change ati to radeon. -- Dapper on Acer Aspire 1692WLMi: LCD display is black after booting https://launchpad.net/bugs/39232 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs