help+ubuntu 8.04 installation+please

[Donny George]

have a nice day :)



On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:07 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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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