@jacyfan Can you try an experiment? I think I may know the problem now and it's at the kernel level.
Can you install this kernel on your interepid system, reboot and see if things work ? http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/linux- image-2.6.28-11-generic_2.6.28-11.41_i386.deb -- [West Lake] Ubuntu 8.10: System unable to detect optimized graphic resolution. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338598 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs