Thanks Gustin. Right now, I am contemplating all the options. Some of the suggestions, eg kernel builds, are somewhat advanced for me. I have only done one, and that was part of a course. I will post again as soon as I make progress/step back.
Dharam ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2006 2:24 am Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Kubuntu breezy install > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > FYI, in case I have not been clear, I also have the ati 200m GPU (as > well as the ati IXP chipset on the motherboard). I do have a usable > laptop (more than usable actually) using the fglrx xorg driver. I > havenot built the kernel module (for system stability reasons) so > 3d does > not work. > > You can use the fglrx xorg driver that is packaged with Debian/KUBuntu > (check apt-cache search fglrx for the package name) or the one from > theati site (convienently packaged in a .deb here: > http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian/fglrx-installer.html) > > There is also an Acer Ferrari 3200 listed here: > http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian/fglrx-working.html > > Hendrik Schaink wrote: > > 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 been > > battling with this laptop for a week now. I have it running -- with > > hiccups -- 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 > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFD4c/QwRXgH3rKGfMRAqKHAJwPqHlJJRZ0ie7uBZTWUEcV0JAGogCgnX+l > zrtlaQJz2sa/V1QAircHk0U= > =7RzB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
