EmmGeeImage
May 11th, 2011, 01:51 AM
OK, here's my delemma...
I have Ubuntu 9.04 currently installed on my HP computer. Now, per my comment and question, which was never answered... I cannot see the login screen, but see the bios and splash screens. I have tried various work arounds, to get the screen to come back, but seemed to fail with every command at the prompt. Main answer from the prompt... "Cannot open display."
This is the same exact monitor that works in Windows XP, without fail.
Now that I need Windows to deal with Video applications, Windows MUST stay on this PC... or I don't get paid.
I use Ubuntu for audio and all other applications.
Here's the issue...
I can see the screen with Ubuntu's 11.04 disk, testing the new version. I'm able to go into "monitors" and adjust the resolution to fit the screen.
This same thing cannot be done in 9.04.
I'm trying to replace 9.04 with 11.04. However, the dual boot install wants to install it next to 9.04... and not over it. I also need to keep Windows.
Now how do I accomplish keeping Windows XP and overwriting Ubuntu 9.04? I am confused by the partitions, and when I only Keep that Green "(NTFS)" part, or simply take one partition away, "there is no set root" comes up.
I cannot install Windows after Ubuntu, because the Computer Manufacturer (HP...aka trash PC company) will not let me keep any other operating systems on it, and will use the whole drive.
Please help to get this 9.04 uninstalled, to use 11.04. It will not ask to overwrite it either.
I have Ubuntu 9.04 currently installed on my HP computer. Now, per my comment and question, which was never answered... I cannot see the login screen, but see the bios and splash screens. I have tried various work arounds, to get the screen to come back, but seemed to fail with every command at the prompt. Main answer from the prompt... "Cannot open display."
This is the same exact monitor that works in Windows XP, without fail.
Now that I need Windows to deal with Video applications, Windows MUST stay on this PC... or I don't get paid.
I use Ubuntu for audio and all other applications.
Here's the issue...
I can see the screen with Ubuntu's 11.04 disk, testing the new version. I'm able to go into "monitors" and adjust the resolution to fit the screen.
This same thing cannot be done in 9.04.
I'm trying to replace 9.04 with 11.04. However, the dual boot install wants to install it next to 9.04... and not over it. I also need to keep Windows.
Now how do I accomplish keeping Windows XP and overwriting Ubuntu 9.04? I am confused by the partitions, and when I only Keep that Green "(NTFS)" part, or simply take one partition away, "there is no set root" comes up.
I cannot install Windows after Ubuntu, because the Computer Manufacturer (HP...aka trash PC company) will not let me keep any other operating systems on it, and will use the whole drive.
Please help to get this 9.04 uninstalled, to use 11.04. It will not ask to overwrite it either.