[wplug] Ubuntu - Video fails on boot.

[L. A. Weber]

This is an add on video card, the motherboard does not have video chips.

I first tried the install using the desktop version and then the server 
version.  Both did the same thing.

As I said 10.x did this to me on old Compaq PCs with only onboard video a 
year ago.  It also occured with Fedora 13, and 14.  I changed PC's and 
scraped the Compaq's.

I find this so odd, as in the past it seemed that Linux was missing drivers 
for new equipment but supported 3 and 4 year old equipment.

Even if I have to add a driver, I don't know if that can be done if I can't 
boot up.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert E. Coutch" <robert.coutch at verizon.net>
To: <wplug at wplug.org>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [wplug] Ubuntu - Video fails on boot.


> Is this an video card added to the system and does the system have 
> on-board
> video?
> If so, the on-board video may be getting priority and the video may appear
> there.
>
> Older ATi chipsets are supported unless they removed modules from the 
> server
> version to streamline it.
>
>
> On Monday 09 May 2011 07:16:44 am Weber, Lawrence A wrote:
>> I have been having trouble installing Ubuntu 10.x and 11.x, and the newer
>>  Fedora distros.
>>
>> This weekend I tried installing Ubuntu 11.04 Server on a PC with an ATI
>>  9600 Pro video card.  During installation the screen mode is a low res
>>  text mode.  After the installation the system boots to a black screen.
>>  Booting into GRUB shows a few menu item but all of the options lead to a
>>  black screen.  Is the ATI chip set not supported?  Can the support be
>>  added?
>>
>> A web search of this problem returned a bunch of cases where the system
>>  booted to at least a text screen where drivers could be changed.  I 
>> don't
>>  get a usable interface.
>>
>> I tried the CD on another PC and the installation was complete and 
>> operated
>>  properly.  I don't know what video chipset it uses.
>>
>> Lawrence A. Weber
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