Topic: Screwed up my linux

[Steve]

Ubuntu 10 Maverick

I was following the link below on my Acer trying to get my FN brightness adjust keys to actually work, instead of just showing the dialog.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1636959

After following the steps and restarting, i can hear ubuntu start and the login screen appear, but i cannot see anything. Brightness keys do not work.

So i hold my left shift to get the boot menu. Neither the primary boot or it's recovery method work (Kernel 2.6.35-28-generic).

However if i choose 2.6.35-27-generic it boots right up like nothing is wrong. So how do i get my primary kernel working right again?

Thanks

[Steve]

the ubuntu forums are completely useless sometimes

[Perspective]

Just remove the line you added to the grub file and it should be the same as before.

[Steve]

Just remove the line you added to the grub file and it should be the same as before.

I tried that man, i went through a lot of crap, driver and grub changes, updates etc etc.

The newest kernel still boots to a black screen, can't do anything. When i hold down the power button the screen comes on at the very last second just long enough that i see the shut down dialog.

The second newest kernel works perfectly, and after all my changes now allows me to adjust the brightness. So until i figure it out i'm at the mercy of waiting for the next kernel and hoping it all gets better.