[ubuntu-uk] Gutsy problem

[Alan Pope]

Hi Ted,

On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 09:18:01AM +0100, Ted wrote:
> Since the last upgrade I find I cannot use the fkeys to get out of the 
> gui nor back in...I press the ctrl-alt f1 and the screen goes blank and
> I cannot input to it...I then try to get back to the desktop but screen 
> still stays blank...I then have to reboot.....
> Any tips appreciated..

"Don't run bleeding-edge development software if you can't fix it".

You could try setting the video mode at boot "vga=791" or something similar. 
Try booting to an older kernel, or in recovery mode.

Cheers,
Al.