11.04 update

[Liam Proven]

On 26 October 2011 13:55, Verde Denim <tdldev at gmail.com> wrote:
> I got the latest updates yesterday and this morning and something has gone
> terribly wrong with my 11.04 laptop.
>
> On a reboot yesterday after the latest updates, I get a few lines of
> unreadable characters across the top of the screen and then this -
> FATAL: Error inserting vesafb
> (/lib/modiules/2.6.38-12-server/kernel/drivers/video/vesafb.ko): No such
> device.
>
> In looking at the directory, the file does exist.
>
> I did a reboot and brought up the last kernel (2.6.38.11) and got the same
> results.
>
>  I now have no graphics desktop.
>
> Any input as to how to correct this would be greatly appreciated as I use
> this at work.

Do you have an xorg.conf file in the `/etc/X11` folder? If so, rename
it to something else - e.g. xorg.conf.old - and reboot. May well get
you running.

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