Linux Guide: How to fix "blank screen" gui error

If you ever boot into a distro of Linux (Ubuntu for me) for the first time and your greeted by a blank screen after it loads the OS then here is the solution to your problem:

Here's a guide how to fix this problem
1.Press Ctrl+F2
2.Login and type in "cd etc/X11"
3.type this in: "sudo nano xorg.conf", put in your password.
4a.In the editor add this line (If your file is empty), or replace the existing Driver line to: Driver "Vesa"
5.Cress Ctrl+X, then hit "y".
6.Restart, you will boot to a prompt that will ask to change the configuration of your driver. You will want it to generate a new configuration file.
7.Restart again and go back into text-mode (Press Ctrl+F2)
8.Again, run: "cd etc/X11"
9.type: "sudo nano xorg.conf", put in your password again
10.Under the "Display" line type, or replace the existing Driver line to: Driver "Vesa"
11.Cress Ctrl+X, then hit "y".
12.Restart and hopefully you will be greeted by the GUI

This happens with some ATI cards (I have an ATI 3870) and some Nvidia cards. Dont let this turn you off from using linux, its just the fact that linux doesnt always know what driver to use.