(9.10) Flickering black screen after kernel update on MacBook 5,1

[jermsie]

So this is really annoying, I've run update manager and done about 111mb worth of updates, which included the 2.6.31-15-generic kernel. After grub has done it's thing, the Ubuntu logo shows then goes to a black screen with flickering underscore and I cannot go anywhere. I can boot if i select the 2.6.31-14-generic kernel but I shouldn't have to do this.

[tom4everitt]

Sometimes, although unfortunate, upgrades brake more stuff than they fix on some hardware. It's not much to do about it I'm afraid. If you want you can send a bug report to ubuntu, so they're aware of the problem 'till next upgrade.

What you can do on your own computer is to remove the entry for the latest kernel from your boot menu. This way it will never bother you again. Simply open /etc/grub.d/10_linux with


sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/10_linux


and remove the entry starting with

menuentry "Ubuntu 2.6.31-15-generic" {
----
---
}

or similar. Do a backup before you do any changes!!

EDIT: Oh, and don't forget to run

sudo update-grub

to make the changes take effect.

[jermsie]

Sometimes, although unfortunate, upgrades brake more stuff than they fix on some hardware. It's not much to do about it I'm afraid. If you want you can send a bug report to ubuntu, so they're aware of the problem 'till next upgrade.

What you can do on your own computer is to remove the entry for the latest kernel from your boot menu. This way it will never bother you again. Simply open /etc/grub.d/10_linux with


sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/10_linux


and remove the entry starting with

menuentry "Ubuntu 2.6.31-15-generic" {
----
---
}

or similar. Do a backup before you do any changes!!

EDIT: Oh, and don't forget to run

sudo update-grub

to make the changes take effect.

Right. Thanks for the help anyway