One other thing I see in /var/log/syslog that may be indicative is the line
composite sync not supported which shows up on many occasions during the boot process. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572521 Title: vertical coloured lines on bootup dell inspiron 1501 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/572521/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
