Unable to boot after latest kernal update

[dyslexicfurby]

I'm a linux newbie so be gentle please. I'm on Lucid Lynx

Last night, the update manager installed updates to the linux kernel header. I'm not exactly sure what that means but it was one of the more important updates as it required a reboot.

This morning, my machine would not boot. After getting past the loading screen, my laptop hangs on a black screen. It was working flawlessly before yesterday.

I can boot into recovery mode which appears identical to the regular mode, which works fine and is what I've been using. Also, I used a custom bootscreen, but it seems to have reverted to the default one that comes with the Lucid Lynx install.

Remember, I'm a newbie.

[Frogs Hair]

Have you tried booting with the old kernel ? In grub the latest kernel will be on top and then the previous . If it boots normally with the old kernel and you are using a proprietary graphics driver, remove the driver and try booting with the new kernel . If it boots reinstall the driver. If this is not the case I bump .

I had this issue with 9.10 and this worked for me.

[dyslexicfurby]

Thanks, I'll have to try that. How do I tell if I have a proprietary graphics driver, and how would I remove it?

[dyslexicfurby]

Update: I checked the hardware drivers utility. It says there are no proprietary drivers in use on my system.

[Frogs Hair]

I will bump to someone else, I thought it may be same problem I had . Does your computer boot normally with the old kernel ?

[dyslexicfurby]

Update: I have tried booting with an earlier kernel version and I get the same problem. However, I can boot to recovery mode fine. Still, this is annoying because I have to login and then type "startx" in order to get a desktop.

Any ideas?