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Linux.com: Ubuntu xorg-server Update Breaks X: "No Screens Found"

Aug 23, 2006, 14:15 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Joe Barr)

[ Thanks to lh8 for this link. ]

"IRC channels, LUG mailing lists, and Ubuntu wikis were buzzing with the news this morning that a recent Ubuntu Xorg update (xorg-server 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.3) crashes the X Window System on some video hardware. When X is restarted following installation, affected Ubuntu users get a 'no screens found' error message instead of X.

"The Dell Inspiron 6400 with an ATI video card, Dell Inspiron 8600 with an Nvidia 5200 card, Dell Latitude D620 with Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M video card, and Hewlett-Packard NX6125 are among the systems reported as being bitten by this bug..."

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