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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    Actually sounds like a hardware problem to me. Try booting the LiveCD or a Windows CD to see if you can get into a different OS. Also see if you can access your BIOS settings.
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    GRUB is the menu that some systems give to the user to choose which operating system to run. When you boot your machine, it will go through a sequence called POST. some machines show all the...
  3. Re: It is worth a Karmic -> Lucid upgrade at this time?

    I was one of those participating in one of the threads referenced above. Did I have problems upgrading? Yes. I did. Did I get them worked out? Yes. I did - with one exception, but it's not the...
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    Re: The Big Bang

    Re Linux distros being democratic/dictatorships - democracy works for economies and government, but not for corporations. You can't successfully run a commercial operation democratically.

    Re...
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    Re: The Big Bang

    Naturally, if Sheldon et al were REAL geeks, they'd mention Doctor Who...
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    Re: The Big Bang

    I can't believe that there is actually a discussion over what Linux Distro, Sheldon Cooper, a fictional OCD nerd would prefer based on simplicity.

    I guess that just shows the level of geekdom we...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    Let's be fair here, Bruce. I know and understand your frustration. I spent many hours last night on Ubuntu (Karmic) getting my dual radeon 4850 video cards set up with the RadeonHD driver in...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    It really depends on whether you have Grub2 or Grub Legacy installed. If you install 10.04 LTS off the liveCD, you, by default, get Grub2, however on the computers where I upgraded from 9.10 (or...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    For me, I seem to have found the workaround.

    First, credit where credit is due:

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9221567

    So, to make this change (remember to ALWAYS preserve a backup...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 10.04 LTS RC: Blank Screen at startup

    I'm also experiencing this issue on my laptop (LG R405 with ATI Radeon Xpress 1250). I have managed somewhat of a workaround:


    Hold down left-shift on boot to enter GRUB
    hit "e" to edit the...
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