Ordinary Superhero » Linux http://ordinarysuperhero.com because we all need a break from saving the world Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:02:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ubuntu graphics problem with Nvidia Graphics Card http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2007/02/ubuntu-graphics-problem-with-nvidia-graphics-card/ http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2007/02/ubuntu-graphics-problem-with-nvidia-graphics-card/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:14:45 +0000 Brian Sargent http://comedychicken.com/blog/2007/02/03/ubuntu-graphics-problem-with-nvidia-graphics-card/ So I posted recently about my new found love for Ubuntu linux. I did have some problems getting it installed though. I would boot up the Live CD and, even in safe graphics mode, I would get a garbled screen once Ubuntu had started off.

This was kind of a showstopper since all the solutions [...]]]> So I posted recently about my new found love for Ubuntu linux. I did have some problems getting it installed though. I would boot up the Live CD and, even in safe graphics mode, I would get a garbled screen once Ubuntu had started off.

This was kind of a showstopper since all the solutions I saw involved already having ubuntu installed and loaded. Thanks to the guys on #ubuntu I learned about the alternate install CD and managed to get that on. I still had the same problem but could get into the recovery mode console and so here is what I did (with help from various internet postings)

  1. install ubuntu form the alternate install cd
  2. boot into the recovery console
  3. type “sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg”
  4. set the video type to be “vesa”
  5. reboot normally – hey, it works!
  6. install Automatix
  7. Let Automatix install the Nvidia drivers (together with lots of other cool things)

and you’re done!

UPDATE

corrected the typo pointed out by elijah below

]]> http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2007/02/ubuntu-graphics-problem-with-nvidia-graphics-card/feed/ 3 First Faltering Steps in Ubuntu http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2007/02/first-faltering-steps-in-ubuntu/ http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2007/02/first-faltering-steps-in-ubuntu/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:06:04 +0000 Brian Sargent http://comedychicken.com/blog/2007/02/01/first-faltering-steps-in-ubuntu/ I’ve had a PC with [...]]]> I’ve had a PC with Ubuntu linux on it for a while but it was an old pile of junk and I never had much motivation to work on it or even use it. I had considered buying a KVM switch so I could run both side by side but I’ve taken a bolde step. I’ve done a dual boot on my system – Windows XP and Ubuntu 6.10. It’s not been problem free so far but I’ve managed to find my way through (I’ll post my handy hints for Nvidia graphics users later) but I’m enjoying it and there is very little I can’t do in Ubuntu that I can do in XP.

It’s a learning experience but I like the idea of being free of HAVING to use MS software. I’ve grown to love open source software like gaim, firefox and filezilla – ubuntu promises so much.

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