help+ubuntu 8.04 installation+please

[Donny George]

hey noop

this time i installed a new machine with ubuntu 8.04 server and it had the
same problem but now the solution of the failsafe mode doesnt work

neither does it show for the restrcited drivers

could you tell me now i could go ahead

donny


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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