Screen resolution loop [help!]

[Rashkae]

David Armour wrote:

> Thanks for all the replies. To re-iterate: Booting an 'up-to-date' 8.10A6 
> proceeds one screen past the loading 'thermometer' GUI to a CLI that 
> offers a log-in prompt below several system messages, but too briefly 
> to read the info or to enter any info, i.e. to log-on.
> 
> The screen then goes black and the system appears fatally locked-up: 
> none of the key sequences I've seen mentioned elsewhere  -- 
> crtl-alt-F#/crtl-alt-sysreq -- have any obvious effect. I don't appear able
> to enter anything at a terminal, because I can't log-in. 
> 
> Of course, I had been having the same result effectively with a previous
> 8.04(LTS) install attempt, which is why I was trying 8.10A6. Trying to modify
> screen resolution seems flawed, at this point. 
> 
> 

David, I still haven't heard, have you tried the Xfix solution?  (ie,
boot into rescue mode from your grub menu and choose xfix option from
the menu?