uhm, no, Xorg doesn't use HAL for anything anymore, certainly not for setting the graphics mode.
If you need to add GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=text to /etc/default/grub, then it's a kernel bug. moving to nvidia-settings, which shouldn't add crap to the xorg.conf. ** Package changed: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) => nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781445 Title: Xorg's HAL causes Purple screen or Black Screen on GDM startup. _______________________________________________ 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
