:( I guess I am in for a long haul if I keep this machine. I will give knoppix a try-just the live cd. Dharam
----- Original Message ----- From: Hendrik Schaink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:21 pm Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Kubuntu breezy install > I suggest you boot up your laptop using Knoppix. My new Toshiba (!) > laptop has an "ATi Radeon Xpress 200M" video card, in addition to ATi > USB, ATi IDE, in short, everything except pccard, firewire. I have > beenbattling with this laptop for a week now. I have it running -- > withhiccups -- Debian sid, i.e. unstable, but the emphasis is on > unstable. > The only way I could make make the video work was by using the "vesa" > xserver. Kubuntu, Suse did not provide a usable system. Also take > a look > at what I found on while googling for solutions: > > http://www.google.ca/linux?hl=en&q=%22ati+technologies%22+5a31&btnG=Search&meta= > > HTH, Hendrik Schaink > > > > D Bhardwaj wrote: > > Sorry for the delayed response. > > This is a new Compaq laptop, Turin64, ATI video. > > I tried Suse,Mandriva, Linspire,Ubuntu, Kubuntu. > > All resulted in unique problems. Linspire failed miserably. (x86 > versions not 64bit) > > I prefer to load Kubuntu if I can. > > I don't know if the store will take the machine back . > > Kubuntu - /etc/init.d/kdm restart responded with Stopping KDM, > Starting KDM and back to text mode. > > On reboot,it started to 'hang' at the 'checking battery status' > step. Had to hit power off/on. > > > > Should I just buy old/used hardware? > > > > Dharam > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:25 pm > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Kubuntu breezy install > > > > > > Likely there is a problem with the video drivers. What video > card are > > you running? > > > > What happens when you log in as root and then run: > > /etc/init.d/kdm restart > > > > D Bhardwaj wrote: > > > >>The default install finishes in text mode for some odd reason. I > > > > tried 4 times using 2 different 'regular' iso's. Last year when > I > > installed same, it defaulted to KDE at bootup. > > > >>Dharam > > > > > >>_______________________________________________ > >>clug-talk mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>**Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > -- > Hendrik M. Schaink > Chief Consultant > > "Integrated Business Solutions & Dependable Service" > > InfoVision Consulting > Calgary, Alberta, Canada > Phone: (403) 239-0099 > > > "The Vision: We are the partners of choice for companies and > organizations that share our commitment to creating a world > that is truly wise, courageous, prosperous, innovative, > inclusive, sustainable and humane." --Ruben Nelson > > GPG Fingerprint: 1371 0927 8C3C 831F A838 C312 68BC F5DB 010D F3D7 > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
