Video driver fails on Intel 810 card

[craigpierce]

Joeak;531943 Wrote: 
> I had exactly the same problem and after a WEEK OF FIDDLING I got it to
> work.  Here are the changes I made to my default Breezy install that I
> think mattered:

> 

> Boot to rescue (text) mode

> 

> sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.1st

> on kernel line, add "vga=771" (without the quotes) to kill the flashing
> boot screen

> ctrl-x to save

> 

> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

> Yes detect video hardware

> i810

> No don't use kernel framebuffer device interface

> Yes autodetect keyboard

> verify videomodes 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480 are all available

> Medium monitor characteristics

> 1024x768 @ 60Hz

> 

> (ran startx from the # prompt and then ctrl-alt-f1 and ctrl-alt-f2
> locked it up.  skip this test yourself.)

> 

> sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

> In the screen section, change the defaultdepth to 16:

> DefaultDepth    16

> SubSection "Display"

> Depth           16

> Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

> EndSubSection

> 

> sudo shutdown -r now

> 

> The ctrl-alt-f1, ctrl-alt-f2, ctrl-alt-f7 switching works.  Please post
> here if you try this it works or not.





WOW!  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!



I've never really used Linux before - and I've definitely never used
the command line shell before today.  But these instructions worked
great!  My story (the quick version):



I bought a C400 laptop from E-Bay and a hard drive; the seller only had
the unit, no hard drive and no disk drives.  The C400, for those who
don't know, doesn't come with internal floppy or CDROM disk drives -
they only come externally or with a docking station; and I have
neither.



Anyway, I loaded Windows XP to the hard drive using my PC and then put
the HD into the C400...and nothing.  Windows would not load at all.



After trying everything I could think of for about 5 days now, Linux
was my last hope.  I've tried Slackware and a couple of others before,
but this time I was very fortunate to find Ubuntu.  I loaded it to the
hard drive, again with the HD attached to my desktop PC; and after the
install was finished (and it was very easy, I might add), I put the HD
into the laptop and the only problem was that X wouldn't load...but I
followed these directions and now it works great!



Thanks Again!!!!


-- 
craigpierce