Max_Kunstler
September 3rd, 2015, 08:56 PM
I tried installing Ubuntu 3 times. After installation, Ubuntu boots up and shows
some icons on the left side of the screen, but they're totally inoperable. I have a
mouse pointer that I can move. If I double click on the icons, nothing happens.
The only graphics on the screen are the icons on the left side and the red background.
Ubuntu doesn't seem to completely boot up.
Ubuntu also fails to run from DVD.
I also tried running the latest Linux Mint from DVD. It showed some garbage text on the screen
and said that it couldn't connect to the x server (the graphical interface). It showed me
a couple of error messages and the details about the errors. Then it quit to the command prompt.
Then I tried running Fedora 22 from DVD. After installing, the only things on the screen were
a blue wallpaper and the mouse pointer. No icons or anything.
Here's my system:
* CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 630 95W AM3 2MB 2800MHz Retail
* MOBO: Asus M4A77TD motherboard
* RAM: 8 gb
* GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 8800
* HD: Western Digital Black 2TB hard drive (this is my new one for installing linux on)
* HD: Seagate 2TB ATA/100 (my old hard drive)
* SSD: Corsair SATA II 3.0Gb/s 128 GB Performance Series Internal Solid State Drive
* Currently running Windows 7 on the Corsair SSD
Is the problem the old graphics card? I bought it in 2008. It only has directx 9 features, as far as I know.
Should I buy a Zotac graphics card?
I must find a solution for this because I absolutely don't want to use Windows anymore.
some icons on the left side of the screen, but they're totally inoperable. I have a
mouse pointer that I can move. If I double click on the icons, nothing happens.
The only graphics on the screen are the icons on the left side and the red background.
Ubuntu doesn't seem to completely boot up.
Ubuntu also fails to run from DVD.
I also tried running the latest Linux Mint from DVD. It showed some garbage text on the screen
and said that it couldn't connect to the x server (the graphical interface). It showed me
a couple of error messages and the details about the errors. Then it quit to the command prompt.
Then I tried running Fedora 22 from DVD. After installing, the only things on the screen were
a blue wallpaper and the mouse pointer. No icons or anything.
Here's my system:
* CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 630 95W AM3 2MB 2800MHz Retail
* MOBO: Asus M4A77TD motherboard
* RAM: 8 gb
* GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 8800
* HD: Western Digital Black 2TB hard drive (this is my new one for installing linux on)
* HD: Seagate 2TB ATA/100 (my old hard drive)
* SSD: Corsair SATA II 3.0Gb/s 128 GB Performance Series Internal Solid State Drive
* Currently running Windows 7 on the Corsair SSD
Is the problem the old graphics card? I bought it in 2008. It only has directx 9 features, as far as I know.
Should I buy a Zotac graphics card?
I must find a solution for this because I absolutely don't want to use Windows anymore.