I have no x windows

[Joe Burgess]

For the future, that is why it is good practice to create a backup of 
any configuration files that you are about to change!

-Joe

Donn wrote:
>> drivers) but after changing /etc/default/acpi-support my screen went blank
> All I can offer is a copy of my Kubuntu Gutsy (7.10) version of that file. 
> Perhaps if you replace it again things will change.
> 
> root at ddm:/etc/default# cat acpi-support
> 
> # Comment the next line to disable ACPI suspend to RAM
> ACPI_SLEEP=true
> 
> # Comment the next line to disable suspend to disk
> ACPI_HIBERNATE=true
> 
> # Change the following to "standby" to use ACPI S1 sleep, rather than S3.
> # This will save less power, but may work on more machines
> ACPI_SLEEP_MODE=mem
> 
> # Add modules to this list to have them removed before suspend and reloaded
> # on resume. An example would be MODULES="em8300 yenta_socket"
> #
> # Note that network cards and USB controllers will automatically be unloaded
> # unless they're listed in MODULES_WHITELIST
> MODULES=""
> 
> # Add modules to this list to leave them in the kernel over suspend/resume
> MODULES_WHITELIST=""
> 
> # Should we save and restore state using the VESA BIOS Extensions?
> SAVE_VBE_STATE=true
> 
> # The file that we use to save the vbestate
> VBESTATE=/var/lib/acpi-support/vbestate
> 
> # Should we attempt to warm-boot the video hardware on resume?
> POST_VIDEO=true
> 
> # Save and restore video state?
> # SAVE_VIDEO_PCI_STATE=true
> 
> # Should we switch the screen off with DPMS on suspend?
> USE_DPMS=true
> 
> # Use Radeontool to switch the screen off? Seems to be needed on some machines
> # RADEON_LIGHT=true
> 
> # Uncomment the next line to switch away from X and back again after resume.
> # This is needed for some hardware, but should be unnecessary on most.
> # DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH=true
> 
> # Set the following to "platform" if you want to use ACPI to shut down
> # your machine on hibernation
> HIBERNATE_MODE=shutdown
> 
> # Comment this out to disable screen locking on resume
> LOCK_SCREEN=true
> 
> # Uncomment this line to have DMA disabled before suspend and reenabled
> # afterwards
> # DISABLE_DMA=true
> 
> # Uncomment this line to attempt to reset the drive on resume. This seems
> # to be needed for some Sonys
> # RESET_DRIVE=true
> 
> # Add services to this list to stop them before suspend and restart them in
> # the resume process.
> STOP_SERVICES=""
> 
> # Restart Infra Red services on resume - off by default as it crashes some
> # machines
> RESTART_IRDA=false
> 
> # Switch to laptop-mode on battery power - off by default as it causes odd
> # hangs on some machines
> ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=false
> 
> # Spindown time on battery
> SPINDOWN_TIME=12
> 
> 
> 
> 
> HTH
> \d