[ubuntu-uk] graphics problem on Ubuntu 8.04 Dell laptop

[alan c]

David King wrote:
> My girlfriend is running Ubuntu 8.04 on her Dell Inspiron 1525 
> (preinstalled), but had a few graphics issues recently.
> I was playing a game (Penguin Planet Racer) full screen and it crashed 
> the laptop, could not get out of it other than a hard reboot.
> I disabled some of the Compiz effects, in case that was overloading the 
> graphics chip, which I think is an Intel chip.
> 
> Today she said she booted it as normal, and then when she logged in, 
> there were various small lines on the screen that were never there before.
> 
> Is this likely to be a software issue or a hardware problem?

Not sure, but if you try a live CD maybe 8.04.1 (?) or even 8.10, it 
may show that the hardware works ok, maybe choose live CD safe 
graphics option?

good luck

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alan cocks
Ubuntu user #10391
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