Get a FreeDOS boot image for an USB stick and flash using that.
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Get a FreeDOS boot image for an USB stick and flash using that.
If you upgraded, you are still using the old GRUB. Just add them to your kopts in the menu.lst in /boot/grub, (don't forget to run update-grub afterwards) or just upgrade to GRUB 2 :)
EDIT: Oh,...
I believe those settings are default with Karmic.
Well, usplash takes over, but performance in X shouldn't be affected. ANd you get better battery life since with KMS disabled you also get Framebuffer Compression.
Check the 4810T thread, I have found a workaround which I posted there: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8030550&highlight=5810t#post8030550
Turn KMS off (if you have it enabled), and set acpi_backlight=vendor in the kernel commandline in your grub config. This made my backlight behave on my 5810T, it might work for you.
I found a workaround to fix the brightness controls.
First you have to disable KMS, and then you have to set a kernel parameters. Basically, you add the following to your grub kernel commandline:...
Found a workaround for the 5810T on karmic that will persist across reboots:
Add the following to the GRUB_CMD_LINUX_DEFAULT entry in /etc/default/grub: acpi_backlight=vendor
Don't forget to...