video in different linux variations

[Willy Hamra]

2009/9/6 uriah heep <stan10x10 at gmail.com>:
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> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Eberhard Roloff <tuxebi at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> uriah heep wrote:
>> > I have about given up on kubuntu so I decided to try different live
>> > disks to see what if anything would run.  Fedora is the same as kubuntu
>> > not working. Knoppix and susi half work but have microscopic text in
>> > some situations. Mepis (kde) and mandiva (knome) live disks run without
>> > issues.
>> >
>> > Will find it distasteful to change distro's but may wind up with little
>> > choice.  I am curious since I can access the hard drive install of
>> > kubuntu with the other 2 live disks is there any way I could use them to
>> > install the ati drivers in kubuntu?
>> >
>> So if it works for you, go ahead and use mandiva or mepis or
>> what else you might like.
>>
>> For the ATI driver installation, google is your friend.
>> Just an example:
>> http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Jaunty_Installation_Guide
>>
>> Kind regards and happy distroing
>>
>> Eberhard
>>
>> If I had a working copy of kubuntu installing the restricted ati driver
>> would be simple and I have done much googling.  The issue is that when I
>> boot into my kubuntu install I get a dark screen with occasional brief
>> flashes of a box of text in the center of the screen.  For some reason two
>> distros run disks work.  I would rather keep using kubuntu if I can find a
>> way to get it working at all.
>> --

how about booting into recovery mode, enter a root shell, install
envyng, then use envy to install the ATI drivers? all in a console
session, no graphics required


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Willy K. Hamra
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