Screen on my laptop does not come on when booting from 11.04 live disc.

Whats your system configuration?

What model laptop!? Instead of saying "my laptop" why not include it there? It's a very important piece of information and you left it out.If you can give it we can advise. There are thousands of possible models you could possibly be using...

My laptop is an emachines made by Acer which has a low-end Intel T4200
dual-core processor with 3GB SDRAM, 250GB HD, Intel Mobile Intel GL40/GM45
Express Chipset with Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M. 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 LCD
display.

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Whats your system configuration?

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Try to enter with safe graphics mode. It may work

How do I enter with safe graphics mode?

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Try to enter with safe graphics mode. It may work

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I wouldn't say it was low end :) I run ubuntu on systems with a quarter of the power with no issues. Can you give the output of:

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

Thanks

It's an eMachines E725.

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actionparsnip requested more information:
What model laptop!? Instead of saying "my laptop" why not include it
there? It's a very important piece of information and you left it out.If
you can give it we can advise. There are thousands of possible models
you could possibly be using...

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Add the boot option:

nomodeset

May help.