apt-get install --reinstall gdm seems to have fixed this. (Although I was puzzled for a long time by gdm refusing to start with a "start gdm" because I'd booted in single mode - that inhibitor shouldn't run when a manual start command is issued, surely?)
** Changed in: dell Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [i965] X/gdm produce blank screen on startup after karmic upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506248 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _______________________________________________ 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