I would suggest he re-installs this would take care of the mess he has most probably made of the system. It sometimes happens that an install does not work first time for some reason or other. I would then go with Sebastian's suggestion: System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers. Having said this the stated graphics card should work out of the box as pointed out by Anton(Il-Mewt).
Regards, Alan. ------ Captain Alan Muscat BSc(Hons) Computing & Information Systems, 71. 'Zephyr', Mikiel Ang. Grima Street, Pembroke PBK 1203 MALTA. TEL: +356 21 372773 FAX: +356 23 331024 MOB: +356 99 423001 e-mail : [email protected] : [email protected] : [email protected] : [email protected] On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 14:28 +0100, SeanCarl Grech wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I'm forwarding this message I received from a first time Linux user, > but I can't even TRY figuring out what the problem is because I'm > currently very very sick (sending this email whilst I'm in bed...) and > I guessed if someone could try figuring it out for me. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > Hi again, > Have installed ubuntu on another machine having an FX5200 chipset with > 128mb on board. Same problem. Installed EvnyNG. Udated the driver. No > change. Wasted these last four days trying to get a decent resolution. > Methinks that Linux developers should try to think of us first timers > before what their distros can do. Haved tried MEPIS; it keeps asking > me for a password! > SeanCarl, I've been in computers since late 1994 starting with a 486 > DX2-50. My current pc is an Asrock all in one mobo, with an e8400 cpu, > 4gb ram, WD 760 hd, and I have progressed through all the windows > software to date, always solving problems, but I have never spent more > than a few minutes to update a vga driver, let alone four days ( with > my other half grumbling upstairs). > I hope that I can get some help on this problem very soon. > > Regards, > -- > > > --------------------------------------- > > > thanks, > > SeanCarl Grech > Maltese Ubuntu LoCo ContactPerson > > TtK director > [email protected] > www.time2kill.net > > Mob: (+356) 99 295899 > GoogleTalk: [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
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