Lucid Install, I think it's a graphics card problem, but not sure.. help?

[drorlev]

Hi guys.

Can anyone let me know if there is a similar solution for an ATI graphich card?
The card is ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

I'm running an LG E300 which functioned ok with Karmic.

Thanks,
dror

[neuroscientist]

I used workaround A found here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

...and am looking at a 1280 X 800 (16:10) screen resolution!

Thanks all.

[drysdan]

I got my HP dv1000 (with Intel 855gm) to boot from the livecd properly, with full 1280x768 by pressing f6 at the menu and adding this to the command line:

i915.modeset=1

It's basically the same as Workaround A that neuroscientist linked to, but it's at the command line in the boot menu.

I haven't taken the plunge and done a full install, but it booted and ran great from the livecd.

[Unicast]

I got my HP dv1000 (with Intel 855gm) to boot from the livecd properly, with full 1280x768 by pressing f6 at the menu and adding this to the command line:

i915.modeset=1

It's basically the same as Workaround A that neuroscientist linked to, but it's at the command line in the boot menu.

I haven't taken the plunge and done a full install, but it booted and ran great from the livecd.

I had the same problem with my dell laptop - spec below (855GM chipset)

I did a full install after booting the live cd using the kernel option "i915.modeset=1"

Then I edited grub, instructions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...5&postcount=11

Hope this helps someone.

Quite disappointing to see this bug is still in the final version of 10.04

[Rasa1111]

Hey all,

Lucid is installed!

All i did,

Was, as Irihapeti told me,
press the spacebar at the purple screen, ..

and then did everything 'as normal' .. clicked install, and it installed.
I am using it now, everything looks as it should.
( but i didnt save my firefox bookmarks!! DOHH!)

Question though....

I see software center works a little differently now,

VLC just took like 15 minutes to install, ( installed much faster in karmic)

actually... everything I try to get in software center seems to take an exceptionally long time for some reason..

Now, I cant find VLC anywhere in my system, after that long 'install'.
what happened?

VLC isnt even showing up in software center under "installed software" now either...

also,... in synaptic...
I tried to find VLC player, and Ubuntu restricted extras,
but I cannot find them in there anywhere?

what am i doing wrong? or is it the system?

or have I not done something that needs to be done? i dont know..

Thanks everyone for the posts!

Im gonna try to figure this out.. be back inna bit... lol

praises

[Irihapeti]

Rasa1111:
Good that you've got it installed.

Ubuntu-restricted-extras is definitely in the repositories. Maybe you need to check "repositories" in Synaptic and make sure that you have all four main sources checked.

[Halavar]

It seems to be a persistent issue with the 82845/855 graphic chipsets. It did this to me in the 9.04 release as well. Amusingly enough, it was apparently fixed for the 9.10 release, which installed clean. It's back though in Lucid. Doesn't matter whether I try a fresh install or an upgrade, it doesn't like the chipset still. <sigh>

Apparently it's an upstream issue, which could take awhile for a fix, if ever. That said, the 845/855 series was pretty prolific for better or for worse, so it may come sooner than later.

[Irihapeti]

Yes, it's an upstream issue. I've had a bug open on this issue for some months now and done quite a bit of testing. If you want to help, some of you could file new bug reports or contribute to existing ones (hint, hint).

The vesa driver is a basic generic driver which at least allows you to get up and running. I have to run the vesa driver on my main computer (a different graphics chip altogether) as well. That means no Compiz, but I can live with that.

[Rasa1111]

Rasa1111:
Good that you've got it installed.

Ubuntu-restricted-extras is definitely in the repositories. Maybe you need to check "repositories" in Synaptic and make sure that you have all four main sources checked.

and She is right again! hehe.

I got it all working great now, VLC is installed and running, and restricted extras is almost done installing.

I just had to change the server location..
seems the 'regular' one was overloaded with lots of people.

good stuff, thanks!! <3

[bill1357]

Thank's to all.
This is what worked for me.


echo options i915 modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u