New ubuntu install freezes on boot on IBM T21 laptop

[Alex Maynard]

Thank you all again so much. I've resolved the problem using the
instructions on the e-mail below. So it appears to have been a problem
with Xwindows as many of you suggested.

Alex

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 alain.maisonneuve_lists-QX23z+6opsUOxlH4FaG5hA at public.gmane.org wrote:

> I am assuming you are using the latest version of Kubuntu 6.01 Dapper.
>
> This is actually a known issue with that particular release.
>
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/22985
>
> Modify the xorg.conf file and add the following line to the "monitors"
> section:
>
> Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,CRT"
>
> that should do the trick :)
>
>
> Quoting Alex Maynard <amaynard-vQ8rsROW2HJSpjfjxSPG1fd9D2ou9A/h at public.gmane.org>:
>
> >
> > Hi All:
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on a problem I've been having
> > with IBM T21 laptop?
> >
> > I installed a new kubuntu disk on my laptop. At first it worked well. But
> > about a day later it started going blank halfway through reboot and kept
> > doing this.  So essentially I couldn't boot from the hard drive.
> >
> > Later I reinstalled ubuntu and the same thing happened.  I used
> > to have the same laptop working using libranet but they went out of
> > business and my CDs from them are too far out of date to update without
> > dependency problems.
> >
> > The only thing I can think of to do now is to try a differerent
> > distribution (any suggestions?), but I thought I would run this by
> > you to see what other suggestions you might have.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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