[ubuntu-us-nm] Question

[David Einerson]

Steve K,

The grub edit process I had described doesn't persist between boots unless
some other steps are taken. Please take Steve P up on his offer if/when you
have the time. I am confident the problem is with the graphics card and that
obstacle can be overcome without too much brick meets head activity.

A side question: The 10.10 kernel should make friendly with the graphics
card in your machine. Why not forgo the upgrade and install fresh from the
10.10 live CD as Steve P mentioned?
'Course I may have missed something, so please ignore if you have all ready
considered and tried that path or it's not an option.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Steve Katona <srtraveler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave, (& Steve and anyone else who sent helpful suggestions)
>
> I gave up. I did edit the grub--though it was not grub2--and put in the
> phrase i915...but my lockup/freeze problems still happened. BTW, when I
> would do another boot and enter grub edit mode my addition after quiet
> splash was not there. I have tried installing 10.04 (this from Update
> Manager and 10.10 from live dvd/install disc) but in both cases my
> keyboard/screen would stop responding before I could type in my password (on
> the series of installation screens). Sorry to say I'm sending this from my
> wife's Mac while I install U9.10 on my desktop. BTW, I am running the latest
> Mint--Isadora based on 10.x--on my Compaq Presario laptop w/o problems but
> when I tried installing it on my Dell Dimension it froze up. I think I'm
> back to plan B which is to order a new desktop from ZaReason with U10.04
> installed. I have to leave for 2 weeks on the 22nd so all this will have to
> come to a halt in a couple of days. I'm still willing to try things but
> wondering if I can't even get past the setup screens how I can modify my
> system. I also understand you all may be running down on good Samaritan
> energy--it is much appreciated...sk
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Steve Perea <computermedic64 at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Had the same problem but got it fixed.  When you install 10.10, on the
>> first install screen there will options on what to load.  Be sure to check
>> off all boxes for updates and third party software,  hope this helps you.
>>
>> Steve Perea
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:02:47 -0600
>> From: srtraveler at gmail.com
>> To: ubuntu-us-nm at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-nm] Question
>>
>>
>> I have posted this general question numerous times on the Ubuntu forums
>> without a single reply. Not whining just wondering if anyone has an answer.
>> Here's my problem: using a Dell Dimension B110 with Celeron, 2G RAM, 63G
>> available HD, single boot Ubuntu 9.10. I have been using Ubuntu since V. 6
>> w/o too many problems. Both V. 10.04 and V. 10.10 will cause lockup/freeze
>> of keyboard or mouse or screen or any combination that can only be cured
>> with hard reboot. The aplet that forces a misbehaving application to quit
>> also doesn't work to get me out of this. I have now started to see a
>> recurring problem with the mouse such that I often have to click more than
>> once to get a response. This is in V. 9.10. I am using a MS wireless optical
>> mouse (1007) and MS Optical Photo Keyboard (1027). I've had this setup for
>> several years.
>>
>> I'm thinking of getting a new computer from ZaReason (they assure me
>> everything will work perfectly with their equipment although they want me to
>> buy their keyboard and mouse. Doesn't seem unreasonable) or trying another
>> Linux flavor--Mandrake?? Any comments would be appreciated...sk
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:00 AM, David Einerson <deinerson1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> Yep, fire away.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Researcher Taylor <
>> research at lawlearners.org> wrote:
>>
>>  Is this list accepting Linux/Ubuntu questions?
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