Perfect! That reproduces (or probably should say unveils) the bug. I'd had a go at breaking things but nothing quit so blunt as simply over-writing xorg.conf with nonsense ;-)
Have done sudo su cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak echo foobar >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf I get the following symptoms: - If I boot with a 2.6.31-15 generic kernel then I get an unreadable failsafe screen ("running in low resolution mode ...."). - If I boot with a 2.6.28-16 generic kernel then I get a reabable failsafe screen ("running in low resolution mode ...."). The situation is slightly better than before because "2.6.31-15 (recovery)" now gets me to a readable menu and and I can fix my system. Attached are Xorg.failsafe.log and Xorg.0.log let me know if you need any more information. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.failsafe.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36824089/Xorg.failsafe.log -- upstart failsafe incorrect screen resolution when running with 2.6.31 kernerls https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492270 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg 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