clidx Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) I recently installed ubuntu 6.1 (7.04 wouldn't boot so i couldn't install, how can you set irqpoll on a live cd?) and fglrx 8.34.8 which is the version supposed to have support for the x1950 cards as well. i did the preinstallation checks here http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Ed...allation_Checks and picked the "ubuntu" method http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Ed..._the_Ubuntu_Way . then i did all the post installation checks. rebooted, went into the ubuntu boot screen and all i could see was the boot screen background with a noisy, blue line running across the screen. it wouldn't boot. i went into windows, installed the ext2 ifs driver and restored xorg.conf from the file xorg.conf.original-1 or whatever it was called (sudo aticonfig --initial made a backup of xorg.conf). rebooted into ubuntu and it booted fine, but anything 3D was seriously skewed up, e.g. the map where you select your time zone. fglrxinfo couldn't detect my video driver.so i tried method 2. (i did do the step that you only have to do if you tried method one, the "ubuntu" way). it made a new kernel (2.6.12-386) and when i tried to boot into any kernel after, my monitor said "input not supported" and i've only ever seen that when i try to use a resolution that my monitor doesn't support (anything over 1280x1024) restoring the xorg.conf again helped me boot back in but fglrx wouldn't detect my card and said something like $ fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.4.1) the troubleshooting page http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Troubleshooting didn't help.what should i do? i'm don't want to take out my card every time i want to switch between windows and ubuntu to use the onboard graphics...EDIT nobody?? Edited August 27, 2007 by clidx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clidx Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 (edited) c'mon somebody must have some ideas?EDIT nvm, given up ubuntu on this pc because of the gfx problems... now trying it on my ultra old celeron coppermine Edited September 12, 2007 by clidx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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