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:Matt:
April 11th, 2009, 08:46 AM
I've been running Ubuntu on my Desktop for about a semester, and I decided to install it on my laptop this weekend. I'm using an ASUS G2K, which has an ATI Mobile Radeon 2600 graphics card.

Anyway, I downloaded the Ubuntu 8.10 32bit ISO, and I am trying to install the OS now. When I try to do just a live boot I get the Ubuntu splash screen, then a black screen. I can press alt+f1 to get to a shell. The same thing happens when I select "Install Ubuntu".

After bringing up a shell, if I try startx I get these errors:

Saw signal 11. Server aborting.
Blank CRTC 0 success
Disable CRTC 0 success
Blank CRTC 1 success
Disable CRTC 1 success
Enable CRTC 0 success
Unblank CRTC 0 success
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error

I also tried installing Ubuntu from my Windows OS, but when I tried to start up Ubuntu I had the exact same problem.

Edit: I downloaded the Desktop Edition, I burned the ISO to a CD, I checked the CD for errors

If I try startx in safe graphics mode I get the no screens found error.
:Matt:
April 11th, 2009, 07:38 PM
bump.

No ideas? I was planning to get some work done this weekend for my research class and for that I need Ubuntu working, but it looks like I won't be able to do anything.
:Matt:
April 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM
bump
:Matt:
April 12th, 2009, 04:06 AM
bump
kjaada
April 12th, 2009, 04:14 AM
Had a similar problem with the live disk then downloaded the alternate iso.
The install went good and I now have 9.04 working 100%
:Matt:
April 12th, 2009, 04:18 AM
By alternate iso do you mean the text version? If so, what did you do after installing to get the GUI desktop?
cariboo
April 12th, 2009, 04:46 AM
The alternate install cd does a full installation, including the desktop. You could also try starting the LiveCD in safe graphics mode. Press F4 and select safe graphics mode and then continue booting.

Jim
:Matt:
April 12th, 2009, 04:50 AM
As stated in my first post, I have already tried starting the LiveCD in safe graphics mode, and I get a "no screens found" error.

Edit: I'm burning the alternative installer now.
:Matt:
April 12th, 2009, 05:22 AM
With the text installer, it won't let me make a new partition or mount to that partition with any format.
toupeiro
April 12th, 2009, 05:06 PM
Did you try some of the usual things when googled for this problem like pci=noacpi or apic=off in the boot options of the CD install?
:Matt:
April 13th, 2009, 07:46 AM
Did you try some of the usual things when googled for this problem like pci=noacpi or apic=off in the boot options of the CD install?

I've been doing a lot of googling but I haven't seen that recommendation, nor do I know what it does. However, setting pci=noacpi seems to be working. It's just finished repartitioning with the GUI installer now.