alternate installer.. its also included with the ubuntu installer right? Thanks a million
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try booting the Live CD using Safe Graphics Mode which, I think, would use > the VESA drivers. If this doesn't work, you'll need to install via Text > Mode using the alternate installer -- but this would most probably also > install the same video driver that the Live CD uses. If this happens, boot > into (1) Recovery Mode, (2) install either xserver-xorg-video-openchrome or > xserver-xorg-video-unichrome, (3) then do "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" to > have it use the newly installed driver. You may have to do this a number of > times. You may also try the available drivers in viaarena.com. > > > --- mike t. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: beryto delrio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < > [email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:28:59 > Subject: Re: [plug] ubuntu having problems with via chrome 9 video card > > Thats the thing. I'm using install CD and it goes straight into that. Was > not even able to start the installation for ubuntu. > For mandriva i think ill try using an updated driver just as you said. > But i really want to run ubuntu in my notebook. > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Have your tried using the OpenChrome or Unichrome driver from the repo? > > If not, try them. > > > > > > --- mike t. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: beryto delrio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:44:57 > > Subject: [plug] ubuntu having problems with via chrome 9 video card > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I am going to change my distro to ubuntu and use a different system. The > > new system (notebook) utilizes an onboard via chrome9 video card. When i > > booted up the installation disk it goes into a black screen and stays that > > way. I tried using my old distro, Mandriva, and i discovered that I am > > having problems with the video. I was able to run mandriva using a vesa > > driver but not the via chrome9 one. And it is a pain. Once I log out I still > > get a black screen. I'm guessing that I might be having the same problem > > with ubuntu. Now I want this to run on my notebook using chrome9 instead of > > vesa. Also I want to use ubuntu this time. > > > > Has anyone encountered this problem? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jubert > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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