This looks like an early KMS bug. In the case that you still hit it with Lucid or younger please report against linux-2.6.
The report is missing any information to see what the Linux kernel trouble is thus closing. ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475518 Title: screwy screen management; black screen soon after init -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs