Bug #303177 appears to be quite related. Following that, I did boot in recovery mode root shell prompt with network sudo apt-get install libdrm-instal1 exit resume
At this point, desktop backround came up with top and bottom line white background. No applets, nothing on the keyboard works, mouse buttons don't work. Tried: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop no help. The following errors are reported by ~/,xsession-errors /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US. Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default. x-session-manager[5088]: WARNING: Unable to find provider 'gnome-wm' of required component 'windowmanager' ** Message: another SSH agent is running at: /tmp/ssh-DxvyAA5088/agent.5088 Checking for Xgl: not present. Blacklisted PCIID '8086:3577' found aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/jerry/.config/metacity/sessions/10e55433406ac27244122813636229437700000050880007.ms: Failed to open file '/home/jerry/.config/metacity/sessions/10e55433406ac27244122813636229437700000050880007.ms': No such file or directory Failed to play sound: Not available Initializing nautilus-share extension (nautilus:5201): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Two different plugins tried to register 'NautilusBurn'. (nautilus:5201): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_add_interface_dynamic: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed (nautilus:5201): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_add_interface_dynamic: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed seahorse nautilus module initialized ** (nautilus:5201): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported x-session-manager[5088]: WARNING: Application 'libcanberra-login-sound.desktop' failed to register before timeout Tracker version 0.6.6 Copyright (c) 2005-2007 by Jamie McCracken ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) This program is free software and comes without any warranty. It is licensed under version 2 or later of the General Public License which can be viewed at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt Initialising tracker... ** (nm-applet:5255): WARNING **: No connections defined starting HAL detection for ac adaptors...found /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_AC Throttle level is 5 -- Jaunty canberra update black screen on IBM Thinkpad R31 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303591 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