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whitefish10
May 23rd, 2010, 10:12 PM
Hi guys, I have a an old laptop (LG LS50a) that I use to install Linux distributions to test them, I did install fedora 11, 12 etc. But when ever I want to install any ubuntu version 9.1 or 10.04 on this machine it give me a blank screen (that is after I select from the menu to install ubuntu). I figure out that the display driver may not be present on the disk, so I install ubuntu using the alternative media disk but again I cant pass to see the GUI desktop.


Please help me guys, as I am out of options.

davidmohammed
May 23rd, 2010, 10:52 PM
please can you confirm your graphics card - ati?

see this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9345983&postcount=8) - does it help?

spcwingo
May 24th, 2010, 01:21 AM
You could give the alternate install CD a try:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate

whitefish10
May 24th, 2010, 06:46 AM
The graphic card that I have is from Intel, sorry I didn't mention it before.


You could give the alternate install CD a try:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate

I mentioned before also that I did the installation using the alternative disk, but I cant see the gnome gui after booting.

davidmohammed
May 24th, 2010, 07:38 PM
... have you tried the tricks described in this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1488699)?

try i915.modeset=1 if you got a i8xxx type intel graphics or i915.modeset=0 if you have got a i9xxx type intel graphics in your grub boot setting.

sidkapoor
September 14th, 2010, 04:00 AM
has this problem been solved at all? if it has could someone tell me how. I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks