I just tried with 12.04 and I also get a black screen. So I got a black screen with 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 and 15.10 - Desktop install DVD.
FWIW, to upgrade the bios I had to install OS X 11 (El Capitan), that worked flawlessly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1406810 Title: screen is garbled with 14.10 (was fine with 14.04) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1406810/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp