I went back to trying the 8.10 Intrepid live CD - using 'text' and eliminating 'splash' in the boot line enables it to boot in text mode, then using the old xorg.conf from 7.04 enables X to start.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Tormod Volden <[email protected]> wrote: > If you add "text" to the boot parameters (the kernel line, F6 in the CD > boot menu), it will not start X. You can then log in on the console and > install the driver like mentioned above. To start X an X session, type > "startx". > > I don't think the driver is trying out different modes, it's just the > monitor trying to match the signal from the driver. In principle the X > server will ask the monitor about which modes it accepts, and tell the > driver to use the "best" mode (usually the highest resolution or the one > the monitor designates as "preferred"). If we can get the modedebug > Xorg.0.log, we can see the details of this communication. > > But not being able to switch the console might indicate more issues than > just a wrong mode. You see the usplash progress bar until X should > start, right? Try also to remove the "splash" word in the boot > parameters - sometimes usplash interferes with the console modes and > corrupts the screen. > > -- > No signal with Samsung SyncMaster 750s and ProSavage8 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294899 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- No signal with Samsung SyncMaster 750s and ProSavage8 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294899 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
