I have a dual boot system, where Windows XP is on my large drive, and
Ubuntu is on my smaller hard drive. Recently, I installed an ATI Radeon
9600 AGP video card and a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card on the system.
Previously, I had used the motherboard's onboard AC97 sound chip and via
video chip.

The system still boots fine into Windows XP, but every time I try to boot
into Ubuntu, I get tiny, wavy lines at a slanted angle. It seems to boot,
but then because I can't SEE anything, I can't do anything.

I have a number of files I'd like to get off of there before deciding
whether to install a version of Ubuntu that supports TV tuner card natively,
or perhaps removing the second hard drive altogether.

Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to get past the video issue on
bootup?

Thanks!

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:34:46 -0500, OhioGuy wrote:


>
> Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to get past the video issue on
> bootup?
>
> Thanks!

if you can get into a terminal:

$(sudo) apt-get install envyng

$envyng -t (runs envyng in text mode)

this will then get, compile and install the radeon drivers and
reconfigure your xorg.

http://www.fs-driver.org/ for getting to the files from windoze.

OhioGuy illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
> I have a dual boot system, where Windows XP is on my large drive, and
> Ubuntu is on my smaller hard drive. Recently, I installed an ATI Radeon
> 9600 AGP video card and a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card on the system.
> Previously, I had used the motherboard's onboard AC97 sound chip and via
> video chip.
>
> The system still boots fine into Windows XP, but every time I try to boot
> into Ubuntu, I get tiny, wavy lines at a slanted angle. It seems to boot,
> but then because I can't SEE anything, I can't do anything.
>
> I have a number of files I'd like to get off of there before deciding
> whether to install a version of Ubuntu that supports TV tuner card natively,
> or perhaps removing the second hard drive altogether.
>
> Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to get past the video issue on
> bootup?

Change the driver in xorg.conf from via (or whatever it's called) to
vesa and configure your ATI card using the hardware drivers manager
from the gui.

Log into recovery mode

$ nano etc/X11/xorg.conf

Scroll down to the "video device" section

The section should read
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "vesa"

$ reboot

Then log in to Ubuntu in the normal way.

From
System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers
Simply enable the ATI driver

Reboot.

You can then set up your ATI driver to run the way you like it and
enable compiz etc.

Enjoy.

--
"So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give
me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go
for it.'" ~ Tim Vine

Moog illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
> OhioGuy illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
>> I have a dual boot system, where Windows XP is on my large drive, and
>> Ubuntu is on my smaller hard drive. Recently, I installed an ATI Radeon
>> 9600 AGP video card and a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card on the system.
>> Previously, I had used the motherboard's onboard AC97 sound chip and via
>> video chip.
>>
>> The system still boots fine into Windows XP, but every time I try to boot
>> into Ubuntu, I get tiny, wavy lines at a slanted angle. It seems to boot,
>> but then because I can't SEE anything, I can't do anything.
>>
>> I have a number of files I'd like to get off of there before deciding
>> whether to install a version of Ubuntu that supports TV tuner card natively,
>> or perhaps removing the second hard drive altogether.
>>
>> Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to get past the video issue on
>> bootup?
>
> Change the driver in xorg.conf from via (or whatever it's called) to
> vesa and configure your ATI card using the hardware drivers manager
> from the gui.
>
> Log into recovery mode
>
> $ nano etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> Scroll down to the "video device" section
>
> The section should read
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Configured Video Device"
> Driver "vesa"

Ouch...
MISSING BIT - Important.

Save the file.

> $ reboot
>
> Then log in to Ubuntu in the normal way.
>
> From
> System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers
> Simply enable the ATI driver
>
> Reboot.
>
> You can then set up your ATI driver to run the way you like it and
> enable compiz etc.
>
> Enjoy.
>


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