10.04 graphics problem, Intel 82852

[CHaglund]

Tried to install 10.04, first Netbook Edition and then Desktop. I've tried both to install through WinXP to run parallell and alone. Same problem in the end.

When installing from WinXP the installation is successful, but when installing alone, the screen blanks a bit into the installation (after the Ubuntu logo screen).
When the installation succeeds the screen blanks when I start up. If I choose Graphics safe mode, I get half the screen black with a bit of fuzz, and half the screen with the right colours and lots of fuzz but I can see the right background colours and that there are some dialogue boxes and stuff. So it seems like the system works great and it doesn't notice that something is wrong with the graphics.

The computer I'm trying to install it on is a Sony Vaio VGN-B1XP Notebook with Intel 82852 graphics.

How do I solve this?

[Macchi]

Hello CHaglund,

The latest Ubuntu is very good on this specific Vaio model but we are unlucky to to have a machine with Intel graphics that is not working with Ubuntu 10.04 final release.

I do also have a Vaio VGN-B1XP from 2005 that has been running diverse Linux distributions without problems almost since the beginning. But here is a temporary solution:

WORKAROUND
1) Use the alternate-install 20.04 BETA 2 that has an earlier kernel, and install the system. During installation I had the laptop connected to the internet through a cable.

2) Reboot into recovery mode, choose root shel, and apply the first fix suggested on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes that is:

echo options i915 modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u

3) Reboot and the system should work again.


PS: The difficulty is finding an image of Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2! I happen to have a CD from my earlier tests. Avoid kernel 2.6.32-21 since the Kennel Model Setting is not yet working ok with Intel 85x graphics.

[ivrhall]

None of the workarounds I've tried have worked on my Dell Inspiron 1150. And I have tried many. Seems like Ubuntu has just abandoned users that require the i810 driver. Given how prevalent these are in older laptops that seems rather shortsighted. Something I would expect from MS, not Canonical. Pity, 9.10 worked beautifully on this machine.

[znejk]

Ive been wondering about the same problem quite a while, kernel .20 does work for me but without compiz effects. Wonder why they didnt fix this before the relese of the LTS dont know if a fix is much to hope for before next release

[nicolas11]

Hi all, i've got a Sony Vaio VGN-B1XP Notebook with Intel 82852 graphics too. I'm just writing to agree with all you wrote. May we hope a fix with future kernel ? And then how could we install 10.04 with this new one?

I saw a post (don't remember adress) in wich the person proposed to make an update from 9.10, said it works fine. Is it possible ?
I'm yet still with 8.10...

[nicolas11]

I found a workaround for this problem in french forum (not yet tested) :
Bonjour,
j'ai moi aussi un écran noir lors du boot du live cd, je n'ai pas pu l'installer, apparament c'est un problème au niveau du noyau 2.6.32.

J'ai quand même réussi à faire fonctionner le tout avec une fresh install

La procèdure est la suivante :

1) Télécharger le noyau 2.6.33 lucid ici : http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/ma … 3.3-lucid/

linux-headers-2.6.33-02063303-generic_2.6.33-02063303_i386.deb
linux-headers-2.6.33-02063303_2.6.33-02063303_all.deb
linux-image-2.6.33-02063303-generic_2.6.33-02063303_i386.deb

2) Mettez ces fichiers sur une clé USB, une autre partition ou un disque dur externe.

3) Téléchager le CD Alternate.

4) Installer l'alternate CD en mode minimal (mode texte).

5) Une fois l'installation effectué, installer le noyau 2.6.33 : sudo dpkg -i linux*.deb

6) Redémarrer la machine.

7) Installer le paquet ubuntu-desktop :
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop (peut être besoin de "--fix-missing" ...)

8) Redémarrer et tout fonctionne...

I will try it and inform about results.

[krabbendam]

Tested the French post. The .33 kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/%7Ekernel-p....6.33.3-lucid/ works great to solve the intel 82852 problem on my old Dell inspiron 500m. Only wireless doesn't work, which did with .31 Now I can enjoy Ubuntu 10.04.

[ben44b]

Original post withdrawn. Crash

[Macchi]

Regarding the specific case of the Sony Vaio VGN-B1XP that has Intel 855 integrated graphics, I can report that unfortunately the problem was NOT solved by the latest kernel upgrade to 2.6.32-22generic (new installation).

I have applied the update but the problem with KMS is still around. The first workaround on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes works for me.

Apparently other things have also started to fail, such as the now limited support of the touchpad. Is this a signal of the end of life of this laptop or end of life for Ubuntu on machines that are a few years old?

[pckid]

Ubuntu 10.04 is REALLY starting to bug me and i haven't even gotten to the desktop due to intel 850 graphics.