Hello,
You can find some info on this ' http://www.mikesplanet.net/2007/04/installing-ubuntu-704-ati-x-cards/ ' page Dirk Op zondag 22-04-2007 om 19:43 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Stijn Verslycken: > On 4/22/07, Jan Claeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Op zondag 22-04-2007 om 19:15 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Stijn > > Verslycken: > > > On 4/22/07, Jan Claeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Do you know why the kernel paniced? (And why the alternate CD didn't > > > > panic, as it uses exactly the same kernel...) > > > > > I have no idea. Because the graphical bootup screen was used, I have > > > no idea what was actually happening. I saw the progress indicator > > > stopped, my cd drive stopped, there was no activity on my harddisk and > > > all leds started blinking, a typical sign to indicate a kernel panic. > > > > You can try to switch to the virtual console that has the boot messages > > before it panics. > > > > It doesn't occur any more... even when booting with the "quiet" and > "splash" boot options. > An improvement :) > > > > > I tried to reproduce it later on, but luckily I was not able to do so. > > > It boots up the system, and instead of showing the gdm login screen, > > > it shows a blue screen "Failed to start the X server....." and then a > > > command line login prompt. > > > > > > Did you try to boot using the "safe graphics" boot option? > > > > > > I did, but the results are all the same. > > > > If the live-cd can't start X with the "safe graphics" option, that must > > mean your graphics card has no VESA BIOS or it is broken...? > > > > Or do you mean that happened only _after_ installing with the > > alternative CD? > > > > Booting from the live cd results in a failing X, installing Feisty > results in a failing X... everything results in a failing X (even the > reconfiguring). The only thing that helped here was installing the ATI > proprietary drivers, what I was about to do anyway in order to use my > 1680x1050 resolution. > > The X server provided on the installation media (live or alternate) is > clearly broken, as stated in the existing bug report. They were aware > of it before the final release of Feisty. > > Vesa used to work before Feisty, and works with other distro's. > > -- > Stijn "Slike" Verslycken > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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