kdm not starting up -- sometimes

[Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.]

Hi,

I am using kubuntu feisty and I am encountering two problems.

1. When booting up, right after the grub prompt and the message saying:
starting ... 

the screen goes blank. Boot up will only proceed if I press alt-F1. I have
found this key combo purely by luck :).


2. Nine times out of ten, the screen goes blank right after the messages
say reading /etc/rc.local.

Nothing works at this moment. There is no response to any key press. I
must use the reset switch. The kdm screeen comes up definitely the next
time.

This behaviour has started after a fortnight or so after the initial install.

thanks,

Sharukh.
-- 
Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.  			Homoeopath, Linuxer.
           Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?