Linux ATi AIW 8500 DV under Ubuntu 6.10

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  1. Cthippo

    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    This seems to be a common problem, but I haven't seen a satisfactory answer for it.

    I installed Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy from the live CD and can't get my video card to work properly. If I boot from the live CD with "safe display drivers" it works fine, but when I installed it from there it gets to the splash screen and then my monitor stops getting signal. How do I either change my installation or get it to re-install with the safe drivers?

    Hardware is an ATI AIW 8500 DV. I don't care about the TV in features, I just want the video to work.
     
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    Cthippo, 12 Jan 2007
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  2. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    You could try running a live cd that works, mount the / harddrive, copy over the xorg.conf and reboot?
     
    Glider, 12 Jan 2007
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  3. Elv13

    Elv13 What's a Dremel?

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    boot on live-cd, open terminal
    mkdir /mnt/install
    mount /dev/*d** /mnt/install ## change *h** by hda2 or the right device where is ubuntu
    sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /mnt/install/etx/X11/xorg.conf
     
    Elv13, 12 Jan 2007
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  4. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    Like I said ;)
     
    Glider, 12 Jan 2007
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  5. AJB2K3

    AJB2K3 What's a Dremel?

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    Boot to command line then install the closed ati drivers.
    Google = ati+ubuntu
     
    AJB2K3, 13 Jan 2007
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  6. lcdguy

    lcdguy Minimodder

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    i ran into the same issue with my X1900XT with ubuntu, freebsd, fedora core. About the only one what seemed to be have was suse. In the end i went back to windows so save my sanity for a little while. I would try the live cd route thats been mentioned. If that doesn't work i would try loading suse and see how that goes.
     
    lcdguy, 15 Jan 2007
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  7. AJB2K3

    AJB2K3 What's a Dremel?

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    If you read the forum guides it takes only a few minits to get ati cards working.
     
    AJB2K3, 15 Jan 2007
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