Next time you get a black screen, after restart please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
Most probably it does not help to run "xfix", just leave the recovery mode and it will be the same. xfix will only reset your xorg.conf if it has been modified it, which you have not. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- monitor sometimes powers down at startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360806 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