No display with onboard graphics

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Tue, 12/15/09, Huw <huw at synapticsilence.net> wrote:

> From: Huw <huw at synapticsilence.net>
> Subject: No display with onboard graphics
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 1:26 PM
> Hi all
> 
> Firstly, apologies for how this email may look; I'm
> forced to use webmail for the time being and apparently
> emails can look awful when I use it.
> 
> My nVidia graphics card recently died, so I've switched
> to the onboard chip, part of an Intel DQ965GF
> motherboard.  But now I can't get a display in
> Ubuntu.  If I try to boot using the recovery console it
> messes up because apparently it can't mount something
> mentioned in fstab.  If I try booting Ubuntu normally
> my monitor doesn't get any input.  Currently
> I'm being forced to use Windows 7 because it boots fine
> using the onboard graphics.
> 
> Any advice appreciated!
> 
>
Maybe boot from live or alt Ubuntu CD, chroot into the Ubuntu partition and repair your video drivers from there.
Some one else will have to tell you how if you don't already know how.
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net