pavilion dv9310

[Cedric]

On Saturday 30 June 2007, James Takac wrote:
> On Saturday 30 June 2007 01:05:03 Dan Gheorghe wrote:
> > Hi guys
> >  
> > I recently downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 and I have installed it on my laptop.
> > After installing Ubuntu I had to reboot the system in order to complete
> > the installation. At this point the computer started booting up, I was
> > able to see Ubuntu logo but after this it shows a black screen and that's
> > about it. The computer practically hangs at that point and I have to
> > manually reset the computer. I've tried a couple of times to boot up
> > again but the result is the same. Here are my computer specs:
> > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00878766&lc=en&cc=us
> >&d lc=en&product=3388276&lang=en
> > Any ideas will be much appreciated!!!
> > Thank you
> > Dan
>
> Hi Dan
>
> I see you have an nvidia card similar to mine on this laptop. Alas I can't
> get the nvidia card working right here. Seems there's an issue with the
> installation package. Good news is the puter aint hung. Just the screen is
> black. Try hitting CTRL ALT F1 and you'll get to the console. then try
>
> sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> look for the graphics card down in the file and change its driver to vesa.
> You'll loose 3d support but you'll see your screen after a reboot
>
> James

Hi James,

A reboot is not needed, you can switch back to the graphical screen with 
ctlr-alt-F7, and then press ctrl-alt-backspace to restart the X server.

Cedric 
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