For those who have the black screen problem with i945gm (e.g. eeepc 1005ha) try to boot with the vga cable attached. This works perfectly on my system (I use compiz on extended monitor setup).
-- [i945GM] dual screen not working with virtual resolution enabled: just a blank screen with a mouse pointer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383345 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