I have found a solution to this problem post found here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=961964 (To give credit to forum member "graham-cracker"
After some web searching and with the help of: sudo lspci -v It looks like sisfb (a required module for my graphics card) is not being loaded on startup. A temporary fix was to: Switch to a different terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F2) Log in Insert the sisfb module (sudo modprobe sisfb) Switch back to X (Ctrl-Alt-F7) Restart X (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace) This appears to fix the problem (until you restart). If this works for you, than add sisfb to your /etc/modeules file so that it is inserted on boot like so: Open a terminal type: sudo nano /etc/modules Add the following line to the end of the file: sisfb Save and exit (Ctrl-X) Restart and see if it works. -- Apire 5000 yellow screen cast after fresh install of 8.10 64 bit https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296276 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp