help+ubuntu 8.04 installation+please

[NoOp]

On 06/11/2008 02:43 PM, Donny George wrote:
> hey
> 
> u r really great sir
> 
> i did the very same way as u did and it worked
> 
> i thought i would never sleep today but seems like i can, after all its just
> 11.45 pm in germany
> 
> u made my day
> 
> thnx a lot
> 
> cheers
> 
> donny

Shhhh... don't tell the folks in the "Forget Hardy" thread :-)

Good night & Good Luck


> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:50 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 06/11/2008 12:51 PM, Donny George wrote:
>> > hello
>> >
>> > thnx for the mail
>> >
>> >
>> > yes i do have a usb stick
>> >
>> > and with lspci command
>> >
>> > the display controller :  ati tech. unknown device 5874
>>
>> This sounds like this issue:
>>
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/213753
>> [Cannot get normal graphical session running after install]
>>
>> Try the "Failsafe GNOME" option at the login screen and see if that gets
>> you into gdm.
>>
>> <quote>
>> As a workaround, I was able to boot up the system and click on the OPTIONS
>> menu at the startup screen. Clicking on the OPTIONS menu and choosing
>> "Sessions", I picked the "Failsafe GNOME" option, and changed to that
>> session. Then, the Desktop appeared. A message in the menu appeared
>> notifying me that there was a restricted driver available (for the
>> video). I installed that restricted driver and restarted the machine. I
>> was then able to enter my UN and PW and safely start up a normal Ubuntu
>> session using the newly installed video driver.
>> </quote>
>>
>>
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