Thank you for the information. I must say that I am now comfortably running an install of Kubuntu Dapper (apparently with no special vga options for grub), and so am unlikely to at this point take the trouble of fixing something that isn't broken.
I will report back, however, if I decide to e.g. try the Feisty live-CD. -- X completely corrupts VesaFB Virtual Terminals' image (also Dapper) https://launchpad.net/bugs/40297 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs