It appears (to me at least) that the D505 fails to start perhaps because of Bug 554835 [855GM] GPU hang when an application tries to use XVideo https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/554835
and I notice that Comment 20 for that bug advises that a kernel fix may be achieved if we have patience... https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- intel/+bug/554835/comments/20 -- Kernel 2.6.32-21.32 fails to boot Dell D505 Laptops beyond splash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568939 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
