Ubuntu on Dell Latitude E5410

[ubudrummer]

Here's what worked for me:

Dell E5410, Ubuntu 10.04 installed via wubi.

1) Let the installation run with black screen for a while (~1/2 hour)
2) Reboot, you should get to the GRUB, then select failsafe mode
3) Select failsafe graphics mode to boot once - this got me to the Ubuntu login page
4) After login, open a terminal and copy /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
5) edit /etc/default/grub, change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT by changing "quiet splash" to "nomodeset" (don't forget to run update-grub after the edit)
6) Reboot. Everything works OK.

All of these steps are documented elsewhere. The solution for me was just to put the pieces together in the right order.

Best luck.

[lastguy]

Ha now 03/11, I just tried on Ubuntu 10.10 live, same black! Free!
sb suggests modify grub, I have black screen how to modify? press Ctrl-Alt-F1 no use.
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 02
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0

Documented elsewhere? seems not easy to find? anyway why not update?

[japhyr]

I was able to install Linux Mint without a problem. If you're unfamiliar with Mint, it's a derivative of Ubuntu.

I have an install script that I run on ubuntu machines after installing the os. The install script loads all the programs we use, and copies configuration files as well. When I ran the script as-is on Mint, everything worked. The machine ended up looking like an ubuntu machine that says Mint. You might give it a try.

[nahumet]

Hello,

I am trying to install 10.04 on a Dell Latitude E5410 laptop. I have used this install disc on numerous machines successfully, so I know the disc works. When I boot from the disk on the latitude, I see the little computer=human logo, then a blinking cursor, then a blank screen. The blank screen never activates.

Is there a way to access a non-gui installer from a normal liveCD? If not, is there something else I can try?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

From the LiveCD:
1) At the purple screen with a keyboard and stickfigure, press Enter to get to the menu.

2) Hit Enter to select your language, and then press F6 and then Esc.

3) Add "i915.modeset=1" after "quiet splash".

4) Press Enter to boot the LiveCD.

From an installation:
1) Hold down Shift while booting to enter the GRUB menu.

2) Press 'e' to edit.

3) Add "i915.modeset=1" after "quiet splash".

4) Ctrl+x to boot.

If adding "i915.modeset=1" to your boot parameters allows you to boot successfully, you then need to enter the command above into a terminal to make the changes permanent.

You should try this, it worked finde for me on the same laptop.